Dioctophyme renale Goeze, 1782 in a cat with a supernumerary kidney

Pedrassani, Daniela; Wendt, Hamilton; Rennau, Erley Alexandre; Pereira, Samuel Tibes; Wendt, Simone Balão Taques

doi:10.1590/s1984-29612014018

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“…In this study, three cats were diagnosed with dioctophymosis, which corroborates with the literature that cites the low frequency of parasitism in this species, with only two reports in cats (VEROCAI et al, 2009;PEDRASSANI et al, 2014). In contrast, several cases of canine dioctophymosis have been reported in Brazil (COLPO et al, 2007;MESQUITA et al, 2014;RAHAL et al, 2014), but few studies have discussed the factors that might be involved in maintaining the parasitosis.…”

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Dioctophyme renale (Nematoda: Enoplida) in domestic dogs and cats in the extreme south of Brazil

Rappeti

Mascarenhas

Perera

et al. 2016

Rev. Bras. Parasitol. Vet.

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Dioctophyme renale is a zoonotic nematode that parasites the kidneys of wild and domestic carnivores, and it has been reported frequently in Brazil. The aim here was to register the number of cases of dogs and cats diagnosed with dioctophymosis by necropsy (1981 to 2014) and ultrasound examination (2010 to 2015) in Pelotas-RS. In this context, a survey was conducted on dioctophymosis cases diagnosed at the Veterinary Pathology Laboratory (LPV) and Veterinary Clinical Hospital (HCV) of the Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel), and at a specialist veterinary imaging diagnostics clinic. In total, 95 cases were registered. The high series of the disease in dogs can be related to the presence of a large number of stray and semi-domestic dogs in the city, and also due to the ingestion of intermediate hosts of D. renale parasitized with the infective larvae. Thus, it can be concluded that Pelotas is a city with favorable conditions for the occurrence of dioctophymosis with high rate of disease in recent years.Keywords: Giant kidney worm, dioctophymosis, nematode, parasitosis, urban zone. ResumoDioctophyme renale é um nematódeo zoonótico que parasita principalmente o rim de carnívoros silvestres e domésticos, e tem sido relatado com frequência no Brasil. Objetivou-se registrar o número de casos de cães e gatos diagnosticados com dioctofimatose por necropsia (1981 a 2014) e exame ultrassonográfico (2010 a 2015) em Pelotas-RS. Nesse contexto, foi realizado um inquérito de casos de dioctofimatose em animais de companhia no Laboratório de Patologia Veterinária (LPV) e no Hospital de Clínicas Veterinária (HCV) da Universidade Federal de Pelotas (UFPel), e em uma clínica veterinária especializada em diagnóstico por imagem, totalizando 95 casos registrados. A elevada casuística da doença em cães pode estar relacionada à presença de um grande número de cães errantes e semi-domiciliados na cidade, e também devido à ingestão dos hospedeiros intermediários de D. renale parasitados com a larva infectante. Assim, conclui-se que Pelotas é uma cidade propícia para a ocorrência de dioctofimatose, com elevada casuística da doença nos últimos anos.Palavras-chave: Verme gigante do rim, dioctofimatose, nematoide, parasitose, zona urbana.

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“…Infection in cats has been reported less frequently, with reports in Rio de Janeiro and Santa Catarina (VEROCAI et al, 2009;PEDRASSANI et al, 2014).…”

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Dioctophyme renale (Nematoda: Enoplida) in domestic dogs and cats in the extreme south of Brazil

Rappeti

Mascarenhas

Perera

et al. 2016

Rev. Bras. Parasitol. Vet.

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“…It has a complex life cycle that requires an aquatic oligochete or annelid as an intermediate host with fishes and frogs being paratenic hosts . It is distributed worldwide with most cases in dogs, cats, and wild animals reported in the neotropics, especially in Brazil, where the frog Chaunus ictericus is a known paratenic host of D renale …”

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Acute phase proteins in dogs naturally infected with the Giant Kidney Worm (Dioctophyme renale)

Schmidt

Kjelgaard‐Hansen

Thomas

et al. 2016

Veterinary Clinical Pathol

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“…Adult D. renale, the so-called "giant kidney worm", varies in size according to the number of the parasites present and the particular host infiltrated (Mehlhorn, 1993). Although, the parasite's natural hosts are the mustelids (Fyvie, 1971;Measures, 2001;Mech and Tracy, 2001) and ichthyophagous carnivores (Acosta et al, 2008;Ribeiro et al, 2009;Verocai et al, 2009), the nematode has been found in a great variety of carnivores, herbivores and omnivores as well as in man (Vladimova et al, 2002;Urano et al, 2001, Measures, 2001Sardjono et al, 2008;Ishizaki et al, 2010;Tokiwa et al, 2011;Katafigiotis et al, 2013;Pedrassani et al, 2014;Yang et al, 2016;Norouzi et al, 2017). In the mustelids, an extrarenal localization is rare, whereas in canines asymptomatic cases of dioctophymosis have been described with both renal and extrarenal parasite locations, as evidenced during surgery or necropsy (Pereira et al, 2006;Ferreira et al, 2010).…”

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Occurrence of dioctophymosis in canines within a riparian zone of the Río de La Plata watercourse, in Ensenada, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina

Radman

Gamboa

Butti

et al. 2017

Veterinary Parasitology: Regional Studies and Reports

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SummaryDioctophymosis is a parasitic disease occasioned by the so-called "giant kidney worm", Dioctophyme renale, a nematode with an indirect life cycle. This parasite's definitive host is the mink, Mustela vison, though numerous wild and domestic mammals as well 1 as man can serve as final hosts. The worms also can be in ectopic locations in the body.We surveyed 692 canines by ecography, urine sampling, surgery, necropsy, and clinical examination and diagnosed 244 cases of dioctophymosis (35.3%). Of the cases of dioctophymosis identified, 30.7% were obtained by ecography, 45.9% by urinalysis, and 17.6% by both those techniques -in addition to positive findings through surgery (2.5%), necropsy (2.5%), and the spontaneous elimination of the parasites (0.8%). Cases of dioctophymosis were observed in animals as young as 4 months of age up to 15 years.The frequency of D. renale diagnosis throughout the sampling period varied significantly. There was a statistically significant association between risk factors (swimming in the river, eating frogs, fish or eels, drinking ditch water) and the prevalence of infection. It was discussed the period missing after infection in canines.

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Dioctophyme renale Goeze, 1782 in a cat with a supernumerary kidney

Cited by 21 publications

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Dioctophyme renale (Nematoda: Enoplida) in domestic dogs and cats in the extreme south of Brazil

Dioctophyme renale (Nematoda: Enoplida) in domestic dogs and cats in the extreme south of Brazil

Acute phase proteins in dogs naturally infected with the Giant Kidney Worm (Dioctophyme renale)

Occurrence of dioctophymosis in canines within a riparian zone of the Río de La Plata watercourse, in Ensenada, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina

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