- Incidental Finding of Capillaria hepatica in a Raccoon Dog(Nyctereutes procyonoides)
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- Lim. Chae-Woong,Rim. Byung-Moo
- ㆍ 간행물명
- 한국수의병리학회지
- ㆍ 권/호정보
- 1997년|1권 1호|pp.77-79 (3 pages)
- ㆍ 발행정보
- 한국수의병리학회
- ㆍ 파일정보
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Capillaria hepatica a primary trichuroid nematode parasite in rodents, has been reported in wide range of secondary hosts including humans. We report a rare case of Capillariasis in a 4-year old raccoon dog(Nyctereutes procyonoides) submitted to the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory Chonbuk National University for necropsy on July 5, 1996. Grossly the thoracic cavity contained approximately 200 mls of blood-tinged exudate. Edematous lesion was present around aorta and vena cava. liver was slightly swollen and mottled and contained multifocal yellowish-white lesions ranging from 1 to 3 mm in diameter. Histologically liver lesions were localized around central veins and were characterized by cell swelling and necrosis with mixed inflammatory cells surrounding parasite eggs. These eggs were barrel-shaped with polar caps consistent with Capillaria hepatica.