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      Dioctophyma renale em 28 cães: aspectos clinicopatológicos e ultrassonográficos Translated title: Dioctophyma renale in 28 dogs: clinicpathological and ultrasonographic findings

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          RESUMO A infecção em cães por Dioctophyma renale, relatada em diversas partes do mundo, é considerada incomum, na maioria das vezes. No entanto, em algumas regiões são descritos números crescentes da infecção e muitos dados da epidemiologia e do ciclo biológico do parasito ainda são obscuros. Dessa forma, o trabalho tem como objetivo descrever os aspectos epidemiológicos, clinicopatológicos e ultrassonográficos de casos de infecção por Dioctophyma renale em cães na região da Fronteira Oeste do Rio Grande do Sul. Foram estudados 28 casos de dioctofimose em cães necropsiados ou clinicamente avaliados, submetidos à ultrassonografia e cirurgia para retirada dos parasitos. Os cães errantes foram os mais acometidos e todos com possível acesso às margens do Rio Uruguai. As lesões renais e extrarrenais foram caracterizadas predominantemente por atrofia do parênquima renal com glomerulonefrite esclerosante e peritonite granulomatosa associada a parasitos adultos livres na cavidade abdominal e ovos, bem como migrações erráticas para o tecido subcutâneo. Por fim, os achados ultrassonográficos corresponderam, especialmente, a imagens transversais circulares de até 0,6 cm de diâmetro, com margem hiperecoica e centro hipoecoico. Esses achados foram patognomônicos para infecção por Dioctophyma renale, e o exame ultrassonográfico se mostrou indispensável para o diagnóstico definitivo durante a avaliação clínica. Os achados observados nesse estudo demonstram a importância dessa parasitose na região. Além disso, alertam para a importância do diagnóstico, que vem sendo subestimado, além de apontar a necessidade de mais dados acerca da epidemiologia da doença para que se chegue a métodos efetivos de controle.

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          ABSTRACT Dioctophyma renale infection in dogs is being considered uncommon for most parts of the world. However, some regions show an increase of this infection; but many data of the epidemiology and the biological cycle of the parasite are still unclear. The present study describes the epidemiological, clinicpathological and ultrasonographic aspects of 28 cases of infection by Dioctophyma renale in dogs in the West Frontier region of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Street dogs were the most affected and all of them had access to the banks of the Uruguay River. The renal and extra-renal lesions were predominantly characterized by atrophy of the renal parenchyma, sclerotic glomerulonephritis and granulomatous peritonitis, associated with free adult parasites and eggs in the abdominal cavity and erratic migration into the subcutaneous tissue. The ultrasound findings corresponded especially to the circular cross-sectional images with 0.6cm in diameter at most, with hyperechoic margin and hypoechoic center too. These findings were pathognomonic for Dioctophyma renale infection and this examination was essential for the definitive diagnosis by clinical evaluation. The results of the study demonstrate the importance of this parasitism in the region, alert that the diagnosis has being underestimated, and point out the need to clarify its epidemiology in order to reach effective control measures.

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          Dioctophyme renale (Goeze, 1782) in the abdominal cavity of a domestic cat from Brazil.

          This study reports a case of parasitism by the giant kidney worm, Dioctophyme renale (Goeze, 1782), in the abdominal cavity of a domestic cat from Brazil. A female adult cat presenting prostration, dehydration, physical debility, pronounced jaundice and ascitis, was taken to the Department of Animal Parasitology of the Veterinary Institute of the Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Clinical signs suggested a case of peritonitis. The cat's clinical condition was grave and death occurred within a few days. During necropsy, a brownish-red nematode, 24.9cm long, was found in the abdominal cavity and was identified as a male adult D. renale. This study reports the first confirmed case of dioctophymatosis in the domestic cat. The parasite's aberrant location in the abdominal cavity suggests that the domestic cat is not a suitable host.
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            Dioctofimose em cães: 16 casos

            No período de 1978 a 1996, de um total de 3.259 cães necropsiados, 16 (0,49%) apresentaram parasitismo por Dioctophyma renale. Desses, 12 (75%) eram cães de rua. Em 13 cães (81, 2%), um ou vários parasitas localizavam-se no rim direito. Em 3 casos (18,7%), o parasita foi observado na cavidade abdominal. Nos casos de parasitismo renal, observou-se acentuada atrofia do parênquima, transformando o rim numa bolsa fibrosa contendo o parasita em meio a exsudato necro-hemorrágico semilíquido. Foi observada hipertrofia renal compensatória contralateral em 5 casos. O ciclo evolutivo de D. renale é complexo e incompletamente entendido. Envolve um hospedeiro intermediário e hospedeiros paratênicos. A alta ocorrência da doença em cães de rua sugere que a infecção seja relacionada aos hábitos alimentares pouco seletivos desses animais.
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              Giant kidney worm (Dioctophyma renale) infections in dogs from Northern Paraná, Brazil.

              This article describes the pathological observations of Dioctophyma renale in dogs from the northern region of the State of Paraná, Brazil. A female, 6-year-old dog, Fila Brasileiro breed and a 16-year-old, male Poodle were diagnosed positive for D. renale during routine necropsy. Clinically, both dogs demonstrated hematuria, and the Poodle had a radiographic diagnosis of prostatic tumor, but neither had a clinical diagnosis of this infection prior to necropsy. Three giant worms were observed in the urinary bladder of the first case and one within the renal pelvis of the other dog. Histological findings were similar in both cases and represented compressive atrophy due to the presence of the nematode. Additionally, aspects of the life cycle, pathogenesis and epidemiology associated with this parasitism in Brazil are also discussed.
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                Journal
                pvb
                Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira
                Pesq. Vet. Bras.
                Colégio Brasileiro de Patologia Animal - CBPA (Rio de Janeiro )
                1678-5150
                November 2015
                : 35
                : 11
                : 899-905
                Affiliations
                [1 ] Universidade Federal do Pampa Brazil
                [2 ] Prefeitura Municipal de Uruguaiana Brazil
                [3 ] Universidade Federal do Pampa Brazil
                [4 ] Universidade Federal do Pampa Brazil
                [5 ] Universidade Federal do Pampa Brazil
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                S0100-736X2015001100899
                10.1590/S0100-736X2015001100005
                5da63124-98bf-4d97-82c3-3c451f8ca416

                http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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                VETERINARY SCIENCES

                General veterinary medicine
                Dioctophymatosis,Dioctophyma renale,renal atrophy,ultrasonography,dogs,Dioctofimatose,atrofia renal,ultrassonografia,caninos

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