Parasitology

Echinococcus granulosus Protoscoleces in Liver Cyst

Microscopic view of liver cyst contents in echinococcosis: morphology of Echinococcus granulosus protoscolex, chitinous hooks, and calcareous corpuscles.

Native preparation: Echinococcus sp. protoscolex with hooks and calcareous corpuscles
Native preparation: Echinococcus sp. protoscolex with hooks and calcareous corpuscles

✅Correct answer to yesterday’s problem: 👉The microscopy images show Echinococcus spp. protoscoleces. Given that this is a solitary liver cyst, it corresponds to E. granulosus.