Verocai Guilherme G, Measures Lena N, Azevedo Felipe D, Correia Thais R, Fernandes Julio I, Scott Fabio B
Departamento de Parasitologia Animal, Instituto de Veterinária, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, BR 465, Km 7 PSA/UFRRJ, Seropédica, RJ, Brazil.
Vet Parasitol. 2009 May 12;161(3-4):342-4. doi: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2009.01.032. Epub 2009 Feb 6.
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.
本研究报告了一例来自巴西的家猫腹腔内寄生有巨肾虫（肾膨结线虫，戈泽，1782年）的病例。一只成年雌性家猫出现虚脱、脱水、身体虚弱、明显黄疸和腹水，被送往巴西里约热内卢联邦农村大学兽医学院动物寄生虫学系。临床症状提示为腹膜炎病例。这只猫的临床状况严重，数天内死亡。尸检时，在腹腔内发现一条棕红色线虫，长24.9厘米，经鉴定为肾膨结线虫雄性成虫。本研究报告了家猫中首例确诊的膨结线虫病病例。寄生虫在腹腔内的异常位置表明家猫不是合适的宿主。
