Cloaca prolapse and cystitis in green iguana (Iguana iguana) caused by a novel Cryptosporidium species.
Vet Parasitol
; 175(1-2): 165-7, 2011 Jan 10.
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| ID: mdl-21036480
Cryptosporidium infection was associated with colitis and cystitis in 2 green iguanas (Iguana iguana). The disease was characterized by a chronic clinical course of cloacal prolapses and cystitis. Histological examination of the gut and urinary bladder showed numerous Cryptosporidium developmental stages on the surface of the epithelium with mixed inflammatory response in the lamina propria. Cryptosporidium oocysts were visualised in a cytological preparation of the faeces. Based on the small subunit ribosomal RNA gene the cryptosporidia were characterized as belonging to the intestinal cryptosporidial lineage, but not to Cryptosporidium saurophilum or Cryptosporidium serpentis species.
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Asunto principal:
Cloaca
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Criptosporidiosis
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Cryptosporidium
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Cistitis
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Iguanas
Límite:
Animals
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Revista:
Vet Parasitol
Año:
2011
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Article
País de afiliación:
Países Bajos
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Países Bajos