Dioctophyma renale in a dog: Clinical diagnosis and surgical treatment

作者：Ferreira Vivian Lindmayer^*; Medeiros Fabio Pestana; July Jose Robert; Raso Tania Freitas

来源：Veterinary Parasitology, 2010, 168(1-2): 151-155.

DOI：10.1016/j.vetpar.2009.10.013

• Dioctophyma renale
• Dog parasitism
• Nephrectomy

This Study reports a case of parasitism by the giant kidney worm, Dioctophyma renale, diagnosed in the right kidney of a domestic (log An adult female German Shepherd was attended with clinical history of prostration and hyporexia. The hemogram showed changes compatible with an inflammatory process, for that reason, an abdominal ultrasound was requested. Ultrasound image suggested the presence of D renale in the right kidney The diagnosis was confirmed after urinalysis due to the presence of dioclophymas ova in the urinary sediment. Surgical treatment was made and the animal had an excellent recovery after the nephrectomy was performed Generally. in almost all cases, parasitism by D renale in domestic dogs is a necropsy finding, nevertheless imaging techniques as sonography and laboratorial exams as urinalysis have been proven to be important tools to achieve diagnosis.

• 出版日期2010-2-26