Paleopathology Case 93

This slide is from a 6-year-old boy who died in Ilo, Peru area, about 1,200 years ago.

A. Radiograph of liver
B. Calcium stain of liver section (100X)
C. H&E stain of G.I. tract of parasite

Submitted by: Dr. Marvin J. Allison, Medical College of Virginia Campus, RIchmond, Virginia USA.

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