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<bold>FIGURE 53-3</bold> <bold>Scanning electron micrograph of <i>Giardia lamblia.</i> A.</bold> <i>G. lamblia</i> adhering to the gastrointestinal epithelium using its ventral sucking disk. Patients with giardiasis may have a significant reduction in the amount of absorptive surface available because of the large number of adhering parasites. <bold>B.</bold> On detaching from the intestinal epithelium, the organisms often leave a clear impression...
<bold>FIGURE 53-3</bold> <bold>Scanning electron micrograph of <i>Giardia lamblia.</i> A.</bold> <...
<bold>Fig GI 26-2 Giardiasis.</bold> Irregular fold thickening is most prominent in the proximal small bowel.