Title
Clinical evaluation of Paragonimiosis in cats experimentally infected with Paragonimus mexicanus
Other title
Evaluación clínica de Paragonimiosis en gatos infectados experimentalmente con Paragonimus mexicanus
Date Issued
01 April 2014
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Christina Gallardo V.
Joana Ramos G.
Publisher(s)
Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Abstract
The objective of this study was to describe the clinical signs associated to the experimental infection of Paragonimus mexicanus in cats. Eight cats of 2.5 to 4 months of age were orally infected with 7 to 20 metacercariae. In the physical examination during the acute phase was found fever, wet cough, and enlargement of the inguinal lymph node, while in the chronic phase wet cough, positive tracheal reflex and increase of the breath sound. On the complete blood count was found leukocytosis with different degrees of lymphocytosis, neutrophilia and eosinophilia in the acute phase and leukocytosis with an increase of eosinophilia in the chronic phase. On the ultrasonography examination, enlargement of the vesicular wall, hepatomegaly, splenomegaly and increase in liver echogenicity were found, especially during the acute phase. The early radiological findings included bronchiectasis focus, bronchial thickening and increased radiopacity of lung lobes, while in the chronic phase radiopaque ovoid structures in the pulmonary parenchyma and bronchiectasis were observed. The period between infection and presence of P. mexicanus eggs in the faeces was between 41 and 71 days. The necropsy confirmed the presence of cysts and parasites in the lungs.
Start page
254
End page
267
Volume
25
Issue
2
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Ciencia veterinaria
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84904788442
Source
Revista de Investigaciones Veterinarias del Peru
ISSN of the container
16823419
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