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- Title
ENTERITE PIOGRANULOMATOSA CAUSADA POR PYTHIUM INSIDIOSUM EM CÃO.
- Authors
Farias da Nóbrega, Daniela; Branco da Silva Junior, Alcides; Caleffo, Tatiane; dos Santos Teruya, Cecília; da Cunha, Olicies; de Marco Viott, Aline
- Abstract
Pythiosis is a granulomatous disease affecting horses, dogs, cats and humans, caused by Pythium insidiosum. In dogs the gastrointestinal form is more common, the main clinical signs are weight loss, abdominal pain, diarrhea, vomiting and abdominal mass. This paper aims to report a case of intestinal pythiosis in a dog. The animal had chronic diarrhea, vomiting, pain and palpable abdominal mass. Macroscopically had severe thickening of the jejunum with mesenteric enlarged lymph nodes. The histopathologic description of intestinal lesions was characterized as a pyogranulomatous reaction, like those described in the literature. According to epidemiological data, clinical signs, macroscopic and microscopic findings of the present case, the diagnosis is compatible with enteritis caused by Pythium insidiosum.
- Subjects
GRANULOMA; DOG diseases; CAT diseases; HORSE diseases; PYTHIUM diseases
- Publication
Archives of Veterinary Science, 2013, Vol 18, Issue 3, p611
- ISSN
1517-784X
- Publication type
Article