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these cause damage during migration through the [[Liver - Anatomy & Physiology|liver]]

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~~=====Ascaris suum=====~~

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*Ascariasis

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[[Ascariasis]]

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*''''milk spot' liver'''

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=====[[Ascaris suum]]=====

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*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=====

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