Lesions in the liver of guinea-pigs infected with the swine lungworm, Metastrongylus apri.
Clear spot lesions were formed on the liver surface in guinea-pigs repeatedly infected with swine lungworm, Metastrongylus apri. The largest lesion, measuring 0.25 cm in diameter, was hard and yellow and showed a large granuloma in the lobule. The nematode larva was located at the centre of the lesion. This finding is likely to be an example of erratic parasitism in guinea-pigs with metastrongylidiasis.
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Department of Epidemiology, National Institute of Animal Health, Ibaraki, Japan. yoshis@affrc.go.jp
D000818:Animals; D004803:Eosinophilic Granuloma / Q000469:parasitology; D006168:Guinea Pigs / Q000469:parasitology*; D006790:Host-Parasite Interactions; D007564:Japan; D007814:Larva; D008099:Liver / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology; D008109:Liver Diseases, Parasitic / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D008681:Metastrongyloidea / Q000502:physiology*; D017206:Strongylida Infections / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*