Ectopic infection by Dioctophyme renale in a dog from Georgia, USA, and a review of cases of ectopic dioctophymosis in companion animals in the Americas
| Autor: | Guilherme G. Verocai, Liane Miller, Kelsey L. Paras |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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0301 basic medicine
Pathology medicine.medical_specialty Georgia 040301 veterinary sciences Mammary gland Uterus Enoplida Infections Physical examination Biology Kidney 0403 veterinary science 03 medical and health sciences Dogs Edema Abdomen Scrotum medicine Animals Dog Diseases Ultrasonography Puncture Wound Mammary tumor Dioctophymatoidea General Veterinary medicine.diagnostic_test Antinematodal Agents Pets 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences 030108 mycology & parasitology biology.organism_classification medicine.anatomical_structure Female Parasitology medicine.symptom Dioctophyme renale |
| Zdroj: | Veterinary Parasitology: Regional Studies and Reports. 14:111-116 |
| ISSN: | 2405-9390 |
| Popis: | We report a case of ectopic dioctophymosis in an outdoor, eight-year-old spayed female, Coonhound-mix dog from Murrayville, Hall County, Georgia, USA. The dog presented to the clinic with an apparent puncture wound on her right, most caudal mammary gland, draining a serosanguinous discharge along with significant edema and thickening of the surrounding tissues. After initial physical examination the dog was placed into a cage awaiting diagnostic procedures. A couple of hours later, a bright red, live nematode was found in the bottom of the cage and submitted to the Parasitology Diagnostic Laboratory, Department of Infectious Diseases of the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine. The specimen was morphologically identified as a female Dioctophyme renale, measuring 30 cm in length. The wound was cleaned with chlorhexidine solution. The patient was started on cefpodoxime 100 mg orally, once daily for 10 days. The dog had recent history of a mammary tumor on the left chain. After a week, an ultrasound examination confirmed integrity of the kidneys. Herein, we also provide a review on cases of ectopic dioctophymosis in companion animals in the Americas. Such cases are not uncommon, and nematodes may be found in various organs and tissues including the abdominal and thoracic cavities, scrotum, uterus, and mammary glands. |
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