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