Contribution of ultrasound examination in diagnosing platynosomiasis and correlation with macro and microscopic findings in callitrichids kept under human care.

Autor: Málaga SK; University of Santo Amaro, São Paulo, Brazil., de Souza Balbueno MC; University of Santo Amaro, São Paulo, Brazil., Martins JA; University of Santo Amaro, São Paulo, Brazil., da Costa LD; L&M Veterinária, Belo Horizonte, Brazil., de Sousa Barbosa ML; University of Santo Amaro, São Paulo, Brazil., Marcili A; University of Santo Amaro, São Paulo, Brazil., de Paula Coelho C; University of Santo Amaro, São Paulo, Brazil.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of medical primatology [J Med Primatol] 2024 Jun; Vol. 53 (3), pp. e12712.
DOI: 10.1111/jmp.12712
Abstrakt: Background: Platynosomiasis in non-human primates kept under human care causes chronic disease of the bile ducts and liver, which initially presents with nonspecific signs and can culminate in the death of the animal. Diagnosing this disease is a challenge, and an ultrasound examination can be an excellent tool when it is suspected.
Methods: This study describes the ultrasound findings from 57 marmosets with suspected infection by Platynosomum sp., the correlated hepatobiliary changes, and the anatomopathological findings that confirmed the occurrence of platynosomiasis.
Results: In six marmosets (one C. aurita, two C. jacchus, and three Callithrix sp.), Platynosomum infection was confirmed macroscopically (presence of adult trematodes in the gallbladder) and microscopically (adults, larvae, and eggs in histological examinations and eggs in bile and feces). These findings were compatible with the hepatobiliary changes and with images suggestive of parasitic structures in ante-mortem assessments.
Conclusion: Ultrasound examination demonstrated its usefulness within the clinical routine for investigating this parasitosis.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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