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A. Larval nematode 4 mm in length. B. The
specimen was noted to have an armed head bulb with 4 transverse
rows of cephalic hooklets. C. Each transverse row
contains between 42-46 hooklets.
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CONCLUSION
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The morphologic features of the specimen, together with
the patient’s history of residency in Latin America, were
sufficient to make a presumptive identification of a third-stage
(L3) larva of Gnathostoma spinigerum in the patient’s
right eye.
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