First record of Strobilocercus fasciolaris (Taenidae-larvae) in man.
A sperical cyst containing a coiled cestode larva was found in the liver of a 77-year-old man at post-mortem examination. The parasite was determined as Strobilocercus fasciolaris, i.e., the larval stage of Hydatigera taeniaeformis. This is the first record of a larvocyst of this species in man. Characteristics of the morphology and measurements are given. Records of adult forms in definitive hosts and of larvocysts in intermediate hosts are discussed.
D000368:Aged; D002589:Cestoda / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D002590:Cestode Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D006801:Humans; D007814:Larva; D008099:Liver / Q000469:parasitology; D008297:Male