The following worm was an incidental finding during routine screening colonoscopy in a patient from the Philippines. It measures approximately 4 cm in length, and was mounted on a slide for better visualization of its internal structures.
Identification?
BONUS: Which end is anterior and which is posterior?
Monday, June 15, 2009
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2 comments:
Wow
Thanks a million for sharing
I woulls call this a gravid Trichuris trichiura adult worm with eggs
How do you pronouce Trichuris?
really nice pics, esp the bipolar-plug eggs of T.trichuria.
pathresident
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