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From: Reassessing Stephanofilaria stilesi dermatitis in cattle, with characterization of molecular markers for confirming diagnosis

Fig. 2

Characteristic histological lesions of S. stilesi dermatitis. a Severe, chronic, multifocal eosinophilic dermatitis and folliculitis with marked epidermal hyperplasia, orthokeratosis, and intralesional adult nematodes and first-stage larvae (L1); 40× magnification. Black box, lower magnification of D; b multiple cross sections of adult nematodes. 200× magnification. T, testicular tissue; I, intestine; U, uterus; P, pseudocoelom; C, cuticle; c cross section of an adult nematode uterus; 400× magnification. U, uterus; M, L1; E, eosinophilic disc; d L1 with surrounding eosinophilic discs, entrapped within a vitelline membrane in the superficial dermis; 600× magnification. M, L1. V, vitelline membrane. E, eosinophilic disc; Eo, eosinophil

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