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Figure 2

From: Troglostrongylus brevior and Troglostrongylus subcrenatus (Strongylida: Crenosomatidae) as agents of broncho-pulmonary infestation in domestic cats

Figure 2

Gross anatomy and parasites collected at the necropsy of case 2. Lungs were diffusely congested and swollen with a large area of consolidation in the right diaphragmatic lobe (A). Parasites mixed with catarrhal exudate were revealed when cutting the trachea (B), A total of twenty-two whitish nematodes (up to 24 mm length), identified as Troglostrongylus subcrenatus (C) were collected from the trachea and large bronchi.

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