A case of an incidental

Autor: Geeta Devi, Leishangthem, Abdul Qayoom, Mir, Nittin Dev, Singh
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Journal of parasitic diseases : official organ of the Indian Society for Parasitology. 42(3)
ISSN: 0971-7196
Popis: The present study reports a case of an incidental Strongyloides stercoralis infection in the intestine of an Indian monitor lizard (Varanus bengalensis). Nematode larvae were embedded in the mucosa of the small intestine. The nematodes were small, whitish in colour and measures (2.16 ± 69.85) mm length and (206.75 ± 38.85) µm width. Histopathologically, the intestine showed tufting of degenerated surface epithelium. There was presence of sections of the nematodes within the mucosa of the intestinal epithelium.
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