This week's case is from Dr. Beth Adams who encountered a patient in the Moskitia region of Honduras who had coughed up the following object. What is your presumptive identification?
Ascaris lumbricoides adult worm. As Florida Fan correctly indicates, the curved (posterior) end suggests it being a male adult. Molecular analysis has indicated that Ascaris suum and Ascaris lumbricoides are in fact the same species, with Ascaris lumbricoides having taxonomic priority (https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/1756-3305-5-42).
Ascaris sp. adult worm
ReplyDeleteThe most common parasite round worm Ascaris lumbricoides. The one end looks curved and suggests a male one.
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Ascariasis
ReplyDeleteWonder if it's lumbbricoides human ascariasis or ascariasis summ zoonotic. Charleston SC vetmed fan
Ascaris sp, adult.
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Ascaris lumbricoides adult worm. As Florida Fan correctly indicates, the curved (posterior) end suggests it being a male adult.
ReplyDeleteMolecular analysis has indicated that Ascaris suum and Ascaris lumbricoides are in fact the same species, with Ascaris lumbricoides having taxonomic priority (https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/1756-3305-5-42).
Ascaris lumbricoides? /Patrik
ReplyDeleteCoughed up? From stomach?
ReplyDeleteAscaris lubricoides mostly we found ova in our country
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