This week's case was generously donated by Florida Fan. This structure was found in a concentrated stool specimen from a teenage male. It measures approximately 45 micrometers in diameter (shown at 400x total magnification). Identification?
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I think it is non bile stain parasite, since there's no further information I think it Hymenolepis nana from the hooks and the polar filaments,
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3 comments:
I think it is non bile stain parasite, since there's no further information I think it Hymenolepis nana from the hooks and the polar filaments,
Gorgeous Hymenolepis nana.
Hymenolepis nana. The polar thickenings are seen, as well.
BW in VT
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