The Burden of Neurocysticercosis at a Single New York Hospital

Figure 2

All three panels refer to the same specimen. (a) Low-power image of the larva of T solium surgically excised from the right frontal lobe (40x). (b) Detail of a region of the cyst wall reveals the characteristic undulating appearance of the microtrichia that form its outer layer, the middle cellular layer, and the inner loose reticular layer (600x). (c) Detail of the one sucker that is visible in the section (100x) (stain: hematoxylin and eosin).

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