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case_images: A swollen ileocecal valve with superficial ulceration. A few thread-like nematodes embedding the intestinal mucosa were seen (arrow).
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case_images: This revealed a swollen ileocecal valve associated with superficial ulceration (Figure 1).
case_images: (a) 40x H&E ileocecal valve showed moderate lymphocytic cell infiltrates in the mucosa together with cross sections of an adult female nematode. (b) 200x H&E ileocecal valve showed moderate lymphocytic cell infiltrates in the mucosa together with cross sections of an adult female nematode.
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case_images: Histopathological examination of the biopsied tissue from the ileocecal valve showed moderate lymphocytic cell infiltrates in the mucosa together with cross sections of an adult female nematode (Figure 2).
case_images: 400x H&E Cross section of the worm body wall displayed cuticle with prominent annulations, hypodermis with hypodermal nuclei, contractile portion muscle, and sarcoplasmic portion of muscle with nuclei.
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case_images: The cross section of the worm body wall displayed cuticle with prominent annulations, hypodermis with hypodermal nuclei, contractile portion of muscle, and sarcoplasmic portion of muscle with nuclei (Figure 3).
case_images: 400x H&E Multiple ova with terminal plugs observed within the body (arrow).
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case_images: Multiple ova were observed within the body, and these ova appeared to have terminal plugs (Figure 4).
case_images: (a) 200x H&E. (b) PAS. Cross section of caudal end showing two caudal papillae.
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case_images: The cross section of the caudal end revealed two caudal papillae (Figures 5(a) and 5(b)).