Histopathological observations on mice experimentally infected with plerocercoid / 中国人兽共患病学报

ABSTRACT

To observe the histopathological changes of mice experimentally infected with plerocercoid,mice were infected orally by plerocercoids that were collected from Rana nigromaculatus (5 strips/mouse),and were killed 2-10 weeks later to undergo the histopathological observation.Plerocercoids were found in the skin,muscle,liver,lung cavity of mice.There were diffuse congested spots and capsule formation ;the fat tissue showed severe degeneration and necrosis.In the fibrous tissues ,moderate proliferation of the enveloping adipose tissue was demonstrated.In addition,a large number of acute and chronic inflammatory cell infiltration and abscess formation could be found.It is evident that the plerocercoids parasitize mainly in the subcutaneous tissues and muscles of mice.and mice experimentally infected with plerocercoids show different degree of histopathological changes.