Dicrocoeliosis: Morphology of Dicrocoelium lanceatum Eggs

Microscopic diagnosis of dicrocoeliosis: morphological features of Dicrocoelium lanceatum eggs and human infection routes.

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Microscopy of the preparation: egg of the lancet fluke (Dicrocoelium lanceatum)

🐍Answer to the parasitology problem.

Eggs of the lancet fluke – Dicrocoelium lanceatum.
Dicrocoeliosis.
Since the patient has a habit of putting grass stalks in their mouth, they could have accidentally swallowed an ant containing metacercariae, which are invasive for humans.

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