Parasitology

Morphology of Nanophyetus schikhobalowi Eggs

Morphological features of Nanophyetus schikhobalowi helminth eggs in stool microscopy and differential diagnosis with Diphyllobothrium latum.

Stool smear, oval egg of Nanophyetus schikhobalowi
Stool smear, oval egg of Nanophyetus schikhobalowi

👉Nanophyetus egg! Easily confused with Diphyllobothrium latum. We previously published a photo of this parasite’s egg in our community - see post.

💎 To avoid confusion in the morphology of parasite eggs, we have specially sorted all published cases in the LAB-TESTS library. The link with access to the library is automatically sent to you via private message after paying for a VK donut Labformula subscription.