Accurate diagnosis of lesions suspected of being caused by Taenia solium in body organs of pigs with naturally acquired porcine cysticercosis
Fig 4
Lesion in the lung of a pig caused by Metastrongylus spp.
A: macroscopic view of an uncut lesion, scale approx. 1cm; B: image taken through a dissection microscope of a cut lesion revealing the adult worm, scale approx. 1mm; C: histological section showing degenerate nematode cross-section with visible cuticle, musculature and uteri with embryos, scale 100μm; D: embryonated nematode egg, scale 50 μm.