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case_images: Morphological examination of Psychodinae larvae using manual optical microscopy techniques by the local hospital's microbiology team.. (A) Lateral view of 10-mm brownish larvae with a lighter ventral surface, a darker dorsal surface, and even darker extremities. (B) Lateral view of the head. (C) Lateral view of body segments. (D) View of the tail, showing the post-abdominal respiratory siphon.
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case_images: FIG1
case_images: Upon examination by the local hospital's microbiology team, a specimen of dipterous nematoceran larvae from the Psychodidae family, subfamily Psychodinae, was identified in a stool sample (Figure 1).