Couvillion C E, Nettles V F, Rawlings C A, Joyner R L
J Wildl Dis. 1986 Apr;22(2):214-23. doi: 10.7589/0090-3558-22.2.214.
The lesions of naturally occurring elaeophorosis in white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) were studied. Arterial changes caused by adult Elaeophora schneideri occurred mainly in cephalic arteries and were characterized by circumferential intimal thickening, disruption of the internal elastic lamina, and verminous thrombosis. Microfilariae caused focal necrosis and fibrosis in the myocardium, but produced only minor changes in other tissues. Radiographic studies indicated that E. schneideri can cause impairment of the cephalic arterial circulation in white-tailed deer. Eleven of 14 (78%) infected deer had oral food impactions, with sublingual impactions being most common. Seven deer with impactions had other oral pathologic conditions, such as gingivitis, loose or absent premolar and/or molar teeth, and remodeling and/or lysis of mandibular bone. The evidence indicates a relation between food impactions and infection by E. schneideri in white-tailed deer, but no definitive connection was established.
对自然发生于白尾鹿（弗吉尼亚鹿）的类圆线虫病病变进行了研究。成年施氏类圆线虫引起的动脉变化主要发生在头部动脉，其特征为圆周性内膜增厚、内弹性膜破坏和蠕虫状血栓形成。微丝蚴在心肌中引起局灶性坏死和纤维化，但在其他组织中仅产生轻微变化。射线照相研究表明，施氏类圆线虫可导致白尾鹿头部动脉循环受损。14只受感染的鹿中有11只（78%）出现口腔食物嵌塞，其中舌下嵌塞最为常见。7只有食物嵌塞的鹿还患有其他口腔病理状况，如牙龈炎、前磨牙和/或磨牙松动或缺失，以及下颌骨重塑和/或溶解。有证据表明白尾鹿的食物嵌塞与施氏类圆线虫感染之间存在关联，但未确立明确的联系。
