Fig. 9
Gross and Microscopic picture of verminous pneumonia. Verminous pneumonia of sheep lung with nodule and Protostrongylus rufescens isolated. A Mixed infection of adult Dictyocaulus filaria and Protostrongylus rufescens discovered on bronchi and bronchioles (black arrows). B Protostrongylus rufescence nodules on both right and left caudal lobe of lung parenchyma (red arrows). C Grayish nodule of Mulerius capillaries, consolidated and emphysematous patches area on surface of caudal lobe (white arrows). D Eggs and larvae in various stages of development (thin arrow) and cut section of adult parasite (thick arrows). E More prominent are the nodular accumulations of larva (black arrow), accompanied by lymphocytic or granulomatous inflammation. F Infiltration of mononuclear cells and eosinophils (large arrow) with presence of parasite egg in the dilated alveolar lumen (small arrow) and thinking of interalveolar septa. G Inflammatory cell including giant cell (arrow)