Difference between revisions of "Category:Liver Nematodes"

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these cause damage during migration through the liver

horses
it is common to find fibrous tags incidentally on the liver surface and adjacent diaphragm
these are remnants of fibrous repair following the egress of the parasites from the liver

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 these cause damage during migration through the [[Liver - Anatomy & Physiology|liver]]
-=====Ascaris suum=====
-*Ascariasis
+[[Ascariasis]]
-*''''milk spot' liver'''
+=====[[Ascaris suum]]=====
-*pigs
-*common incidental finding at post mortem examination
-*affected [[Liver - Anatomy & Physiology|livers]] are condemned at meat inspection
-======Gross======
-*initial haemorrhagic tracts through the [[Liver - Anatomy & Physiology|liver]] attributed to the migration of ascarid larvae
-*later stages show fibrosis of these tracts as poorly defined, diffuse, white spots on the capsular surface
-======Microscopically======
-*initial haemorrhage and necrosis of parenchyma along the tracts
-*later repair by fibrous tissue at foci
-*inflammatory cell response contains many [[Eosinophils - WikiBlood|eosinophils]], as well as [[Lymphocytes - WikiBlood|lymphocytes]] and [[Macrophages - WikiBlood|macrophages]]
 =====Strongyles=====