HEMOPERICARDIUM CAUSED BY Spirocerca lupi (RUDOLPHI, 1809) IN DOG - A CASE STUDY

Authors

  • Peter Fischer UFG
  • José Roberto Carneiro UFG

Abstract

This present paper reports one case of haemopericardium in a Pequinês dog, male, 7 months old. The diagnosis was rupture of the left atrial wall caused by a supurating inflamatory process. The gross examination disclosed the presence of a round worm classified as Spirocerca lupi. The histopathologycal examination resulted in a supurated miocarditis with a large plasmocit infiltration.

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Published

2007-10-25

How to Cite

FISCHER, P.; CARNEIRO, J. R. HEMOPERICARDIUM CAUSED BY Spirocerca lupi (RUDOLPHI, 1809) IN DOG - A CASE STUDY. Pesquisa Agropecuária Tropical [Agricultural Research in the Tropics], Goiânia, v. 4, n. 1, p. 53–57, 2007. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/pat/article/view/2157. Acesso em: 17 jul. 2024.

Issue

v. 4, n. 1, Jan./Dec. 1974

Section

Research Article

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