The following were seen in a concentrated stool wet preparation that had been stored in formalin for 6 months. They measure approximately 60 micrometers in greates dimension. Identification?
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Ascaris (fertile)
Ascaris lumbricoides eggs...very fertile...
Ascaris lumbricoides egg, fertile. It wouldn’t be a surprise if still moving after months in formalin. I had cases that remained viable after 16 months in formalin!
I agree with the above
Ascaris lunbricoides fertile eggs
The structural composition with its lumpy outer layer and a smooth inner layer of the shell, the lobed nucleus,the oval shape and the dimension, all are characteristic for Ascaris lumbricoides fertile ova.
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Ascaris lunbricoides fertile eggs
All fertilized egg of Ascaris lumbricoides.first pic is of decorticated ova.
Bile staining, oval shape,outer mamillations characteristic.
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