PMC6402731_01
Direct stool wet mount showing non-bile stained egg of Hymenolepis nana
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FIG1
Direct stool examination using a simple wet mount with saline and iodine mount revealed eggs/ova that morphologically resembled H. nana, as shown in Figure 1.
Direct stool wet mount showing the adult worm of Hymenolepis nana. The adult worm revealing the rostellum (black arrow), scolex (red arrow), and broader than long segments (yellow arrow)
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FIG2
A repeat direct stool examination after two days of treatment revealed no eggs but showed the adult forms, as shown in Figure 2.