File:Filariasis Microfilariae of Loa loa (right) and Mansonella perstans (left) DPDx.JPG

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Filariasis

Loa loa and M. perstans microfilariae

Microfilariae of Loa loa (right) and Mansonella perstans (left). Patient seen in Cameroon. Thick blood smear stained with hematoxylin. Loa loa is sheathed, with a relatively dense nuclear column; its tail tapers and is frequently coiled, and nuclei extend to the end of the tail. Mansonella perstans is smaller, has no sheath, and has a blunt tail with nuclei extending to the end of the tail.
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