Answer to Case 671

 Answer to theParasite Case of the Week 671: InfertileAscaris lumbricoideseggs, many decorticated.Decorticated eggs can pose a diagnostic challenge since they resemble eggs of other helminths such asAncylostoma duodenale, Necator americanus,Trichostrongylusspecies,Fasciola hepatica,andFasciolopsis buski,. However, they can usually be differentiated by their thicker wall, size, lack of operculum (seen with the fasciolids), and other characteristic features.
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