Clinical and surgical aspects of Dioctophyma renale parasitism in a dog

Authors

  • Juliana Pereira Universidade Sociedade Educacional de Santa Catarina (UNISOCIESC)
  • Camila Mariellen Evangelista Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina - UDESC
  • Chaiane Wyzykowski Soares Clínica Veterinária Bicho de Estimação - Joinville - SC
  • Rodrigo Polido de Araújo Clínica Veterinária Bicho de Estimação - Joinville - SC
  • Pietra Viertel Molinari Instituto Federal Catarinense - Araquari - SC
  • Bruna Reinert Universidade Sociedade Educacional de Santa Catarina - UNISOCIESC
  • Sarah Luiza Soares Universidade Sociedade Educacional de Santa Catarina - UNISOCIESC
  • Katherinne Barth Wanis Figueiredo Universidade Sociedade Educacional de Santa Catarina - UNISOCIESC
  • Juliana de Abreu Pereira Universidade Sociedade Educacional de Santa Catarina - UNISOCIESC
  • Franciolle Dias Pedras VetScanner - Joinville

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31533/pubvet.v14n10a670.1-6

Keywords:

dioctophimosis, kidney, nephrectomy

Abstract

Dioctophyma renale is the largest nematode that parasites the kidney of domestic, wild, and human mammals, but is found mainly in piscivorous carnivores. It is a parasite that affects more frequently the right kidney, which can cause kidney failure and lead the animal to death. The objective of this study was to report the clinical case of a male dog with 10 years of age and weight of 8 kg of Joinville municipality and to describe the surgical procedure of the nephrectomy performed for the removal of the parasite. The diagnosis of the presence of Dioctophyma renale was an accidental finding, after being performed ultrasonography, by other suspicions, and due to the greater health problems, that the dog presented, died days after the surgery.

Published

2020-10-08

Issue

Section

Medicina veterinária

How to Cite

Clinical and surgical aspects of Dioctophyma renale parasitism in a dog. (2020). Pubvet, 14(10). https://doi.org/10.31533/pubvet.v14n10a670.1-6

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