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Volume 28, Number 11—November 2022
Dispatch

Imported Haycocknema perplexum Infection, United States1

Bobbi S. PrittComments to Author , Blaine A. Mathison, Richard S. Bradbury, Teerin Liewluck, Stefan Nicolau, John C. O’Horo, David Grunst, Marcus V. Pinto, Amy A. Swanson, and Abinash Virk
Author affiliations: Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA (B.S. Pritt, T. Liewluck, J.C. O’Horo, D. Grunst, M.V. Pinto, A. Swanson, A. Virk); ARUP Laboratories, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA (B.A. Mathison); Federation University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (R.S. Bradbury); Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, USA (S. Nicolau)

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Histologic section of muscle tissue from the left deltoid of a patient who had imported Haycocknema perplexum infection, United States. A) Male H. perplexum in longitudinal section; B) anterior region of female H. perplexum in transverse section; C) anterior and midbody regions of gravid female; D) posterior region of gravid female. Scattered necrotic and regenerating fibers and dense inflammatory exudates were also observed. FE, fertilized eggs; SVG, subventral glands; T, testis; U, uterus. Scale bar indicates 50 μm.

Figure 2. Histologic section of muscle tissue from the left deltoid of a patient who had imported Haycocknema perplexum infection, United States. A) Male H. perplexum in longitudinal section; B) anterior region of female H. perplexum in transverse section; C) anterior and midbody regions of gravid female; D) posterior region of gravid female. Scattered necrotic and regenerating fibers and dense inflammatory exudates were also observed. FE, fertilized eggs; SVG, subventral glands; T, testis; U, uterus. Scale bar indicates 50 μm.

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1This study was presented as a late breaker abstract at the 68th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, November 20‒24, 2019, National Harbor, Maryland, USA.

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