Case 192. Sparganosis (40 y-o F)

　 　 　 　
　 Biopsy from creeping disease (cutaneous larva migrans) of the abdominal skin, seen after eating meat of wild chicken 　
　 　 　 　

　

 　 In the myxoid matrix of the plerocercoid body, excretory vesicles, muscular fascicles and calcified bodies are seen (HE, high power). The calcified bodies are the hallmark of the Cestoda (tapeworm).