Pulmonary trematodosis (Pharyngostomoides sp.) in a juvenile raccoon (Procyon lotor).
J Vet Diagn Invest
; 23(3): 560-4, 2011 May.
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ABSTRACT
A lethargic, wild, juvenile raccoon died and was subsequently presented for necropsy. The lungs had widely disseminated, finely granular, yellow-tan foci with moderate pulmonary, as well as, thoracic lymphadenopathy. Histopathology revealed numerous cross-sections of larval trematodes morphologically consistent with diplostomid mesocercariae and metacercariae as well as moderate alveolointerstitial pneumonia with a mixed population of eosinophils, macrophages, lymphocytes, and plasma cells. The presence of larval trematodes within lymphatics in multiple organs indicates a route of fluke migration. Live specimens of mesocercariae and metacercariae recovered from refrigerated lung tissue after 7 days were identified as Pharyngostomoides sp., an intestinal diplostomid parasite (trematode) of raccoons and other mammals that is similar in appearance and life cycle to Alaria spp.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Mapaches
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Trematodos
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Infecciones por Trematodos
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Enfermedades Pulmonares Parasitarias
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Animales Salvajes
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Animals
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En
Revista:
J Vet Diagn Invest
Asunto de la revista:
MEDICINA VETERINARIA
Año:
2011
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos