Table 4.
Macroscopic examination results for individual positive hare and related microscopic features of hepatic lesions.
| Hare-id/year | Macroscopic examination | Microscopic examination | Number of cysticerci on liver surface |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2/2013 | Parasitic cysts in liver surface and diaphragm serosa. |
Description: rare inflammatory lymphocytic foci within the liver parenchyma. Diagnosis: subacute focal interstitial hepatitis associated with parasitic infection. |
16 |
| 9/2013 | Parasitic cysts in small intestine visceral serosa. Liver with massive cysticercosis, some of them (10) in the parenchima. Some cysts were also visible on the renal capsula. |
Description: inflammatory lympho-plasmacytic foci within the liver parenchyma around protoscolex sections of T. pisiformis cysts, surrounded by a fibrous reaction. Diagnosis: focal subacute/chronic interstitial hepatitis with cysts of T. pisiformis |
150 |
| 13/2013 | Parasitic cysts in intestinal visceral serosa. Moderate to severe hepatomegaly with several peritoneal cysts, some of them (10) inside the hepatic parenchyma. |
Description: multifocal lymphocytic lymphocytic foci within the liver parenchyma. Diagnosis: multifocal to disseminated interstitial chronic hepatitis associated with cysts of T. pisiformis with biliary stasis. |
202 |
| 35/2013 | Parasitic cysts in intestinal surface. Hepatomegaly with several (about 400) yellowish-white cysts, of 3 mm diameter, even within the hepatic parenchyma. |
Description: multifocal lymphocytic lymphocytic foci within the liver parenchyma. Diagnosis: multifocal to disseminated interstitial chronic hepatitis associated with cysts of T. pisiformis, with diffuse biliary stasis. |
100 |
| 36/2013 | Peritoneal cysts on of the great gastric curvature and on liver surface (Fig. 1). | Slight focal interstitial hepatitis. | 140 |
| 41/2013 | Few parasitic cysts in intestinal surface and one on the liver surface. | No microscopic analysis performed | 1 |
| 42/2013 | Parasitic cysts in intestinal surface. Moderate hepatomegaly with multifocal peritoneal (hepatic and diaphragmatic) cysts. |
Description: multifocal lymphocytic lymphocytic foci within the liver parenchyma. Diagnosis: multifocal interstitial chronic hepatitis associated with cysts of T. pisiformis visible also in the peritoneum of the diaphragmatic sections. |
30 |
| 47/2013 | Only 3 cysts on the diaphragmatic liver surface. | No evidence of parasite related alterations. | 3 |
| 7/2015 | Several parasitic cysts in hepatic surface. |
Description: scattered inflammatory lympho-plasmacytic foci within the liver parenchyma. Diagnosis: focal interstitial lymphocytic hepatitis with severe parasitic infection associated with peritoneal cysts of T. pisiformis. |
180 |
| 19/2015 | Some parasitic cysts in hepatic surface |
Description: small scattered lymphocytic foci with parasitic cysts, surrounded by a granulomatous inflammation with multinucleated giant cells, macrophages, plasma cells and many eosinophils. Diagnosis: severe chronic portal hepatitis (Fig. 2). |
17 |