General and Systemic Histopathology, C601&C602
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This is a section from Bloomington Hospital,
not some third world country. We’ve got worms here too. Look in the stool in the lumen of the appendix and you’ll see the worm (perhaps more than one) in section. See this slide with the virtual microscope. |
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Sure, these can cause obstruction of the
lumen, thereby producing an acute appendicitis. Most times they’re incidental
(to say nothing of surprising) findings. |
