1. Identify the Parasite & stage(s)
2. its clinical significance.
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IMAGE CHALLENGE – 13: Identify the given Parasite
February 22, 20093comments
1. Identify the Parasite & stage(s)
2. its clinical significance.
Enter your answers in the comment section .
First three correct entries will carry a surprise gift on 6th Mar09 and their comments will be displayed along with names.
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They look like scolices of a tapeworm, Echinococcus. They are a part of the adult tapeworm and allow for attachment to tissues
The given image seems to be the larval stage of Echinococcus granulosus.The larval tapeworm of E. granulosus causes unilocular hydatid disease in humans. Brood capsules sprout from the germinal layer and finally transformed into a vesicle containing scolices and free 'hydatid sands'. The liver is the most commonly involved organ.
The given unknown image was identified may be protoscolices- hydatid cysts of E. multilocularis ... clinical significance ; the liver is most frequently involved organ in humans . hepatomegaly , reduced liver function ,obstruction of bile duct and portal vein ,and ascites can be seen ...The cysts grow very slowly and metastases occur by direct extension or via the blood or lymphatic system...
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