Abstract:Abstract. Migrating first-instar larvae of Hypoderma Zineatum are a frequent cause of focal inflammatory lesions in connective tissues of the mediastinum, parietal and visceral pleura, peritoneum, lungs, diaphragm, and other loci. The lesions are characterized grossly by foci of yellowish or greenish gelatinous edema and microscopically by infiltration of the edematous tissue by a dense array of eosinophils. Lesions were recognized during a period of several weeks in late spring; the timing was attributable to… Show more
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