Case of the Week 598
Welcome to the first case of the month provided by Idzi Potters and the Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp. The following object was obtained during colonoscopy from a 35-year-old woman. It measures approximately 4 cm in length. Travel history is unknown. What's the identification?
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Answer to Case 598:
Trichuris trichiura, the human whipworm.