Bonus question - what does this case have to do with Valentines day???
Monday, February 15, 2010
Case of the Week 105
Here is a special case in honor of Valentines day. The following section of lung was removed due to the presence of a nodule that mimicked a lung carcinoma. However, on sectioning and H&E staining, the following was seen. Identification?
Bonus question - what does this case have to do with Valentines day???
Bonus question - what does this case have to do with Valentines day???
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Dirofilaria immitis. The dog HEART worm!
BW in Vt
I like the heart pattern in the lung section that is the background. Because of the hooklet it looks like a cestode.
We conclude that this is a heart worm which has been thrown out of the heart and into the lung where it has led to an infarct. nice case.
I see the thick cuticle but internal morphology does not look like Dirofilaria seen in the text books. Good cse and cant wait for the answer
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