For this week's case, we have a worm submitted from an otherwise asymptomatic teenager. No further history was provided. What is your identification, and how would you sign this case out?
Based on this gross examination, we dissected the worm and was able to get the following eggs:
4 comments:
Toxocara sp. based on anterior end narrow lateral alae (T.canis; if they are actually broader but collapsed in this specimen, may be T.cati) and rough surface of thick-shelled irregular eggs. Teenager's dog or dog teenager.
The cephalic alae and pitted shell of the eggs indicate Toxocara species. The nematode is not frequently encountered and I would err on the conservative side and not go further.
Florida Fan
Ascarid - large round worm; suspect Toxocara cati with broad alae.
Toxocara canis/Patrik
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