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Dioctophyma renale in a dog: Clinical diagnosis and surgical treatment
Fecha
2010Registro en:
VETERINARY PARASITOLOGY, v.168, n.1/Fev, p.151-155, 2010
0304-4017
10.1016/j.vetpar.2009.10.013
Autor
FERREIRA, Vivian Lindmayer
MEDEIROS, Fabio Pestana
JULY, Jose Robert
RASO, Tania Freitas
Institución
Resumen
This Study reports a case of parasitism by the giant kidney worm, Dioctophyma renale, diagnosed in the right kidney of a domestic (log An adult female German Shepherd was attended with clinical history of prostration and hyporexia. The hemogram showed changes compatible with an inflammatory process, for that reason, an abdominal ultrasound was requested. Ultrasound image suggested the presence of D renale in the right kidney The diagnosis was confirmed after urinalysis due to the presence of dioclophymas ova in the urinary sediment. Surgical treatment was made and the animal had an excellent recovery after the nephrectomy was performed Generally. in almost all cases, parasitism by D renale in domestic dogs is a necropsy finding, nevertheless imaging techniques as sonography and laboratorial exams as urinalysis have been proven to be important tools to achieve diagnosis. The purpose of this study is to report a case of parasitism by D renale where diagnosis and treatment were made in time to allow the patient`s recovery (C) 2009 Elsevier B V All rights reserved.