Aspectos anatomopatológicos do parasitismo por nematódeos da superfamília filarioidea em capivaras (hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) de vida livre no Centro-Oeste brasileiro / Anatomic pathology aspects of the parasitism by cruorifilaria tuberocauda in capybaras (hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) in midwestern Brazil
Pesqui. vet. bras
; 35(2): 165-168, 02/2015. graf
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in Pt
| LILACS
| ID: lil-748883
Responsible library:
BR68.1
RESUMO
São descritos dois casos de parasitismo por Cruorifilaria tuberocauda em capivaras de vida livre no Distrito Federal, Brasil. Macroscopicamente, observou-se nas superfícies de corte dos rins espessamento acentuado de vasos das regiões cortical e córtico-medular. Microscopicamente, havia arterite proliferativa e granulomatosa acentuada associada a filarídeos intralesionais consistentes com Cruorifilaria tuberocauda. Esse é o primeiro relato do parasitismo por esse filarídeo em capivaras no Distrito Federal.
ABSTRACT
This report describes two cases of parasitism by Cruorifilaria tuberocauda in wild capybaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) from Distrito Federal, Brazil. Grossly, there was marked thickening of vessels wall of the cortical and corticomedullary regions of both kidneys. Microscopically, there was severe proliferative and granulomatous arteritis associated with intralesional filarids, consistent with Cruorifilaria tuberocauda. For the first time this filarid is reported parasitizing capybaras in Distrito Federal, Brazil.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
LILACS
Main subject:
Arteritis
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Renal Artery
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Rodentia
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Filarioidea
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
Limits:
Animals
Country/Region as subject:
America do sul
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Brasil
Language:
Pt
Journal:
Pesqui. vet. bras
Journal subject:
MEDICINA VETERINARIA
Year:
2015
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
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United States
Country of publication:
Brazil