Scanning electron microscopy of Gasterophilus intestinalis lesions of the equine stomach.
The lesions caused by larvae of Gasterophilus intestinalis in the cardiac region of the equine stomach were funnel-shaped ulcers surrounded by a rim of hyperplastic epithelial cells. Bacteria were commonly seen on the rim of epithelial cells, at the base of some ulcers, and within the cavities produced by the hooks of the larvae. Cellular debris and mucus were within the ulcer.
D000818:Animals; D002299:Cardia / Q000648:ultrastructure; D004175:Diptera / Q000648:ultrastructure; D005753:Gastric Mucosa / Q000648:ultrastructure; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology*; D006736:Horses; D007814:Larva; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D009198:Myiasis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary; D013272:Stomach Diseases / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*