Clinical spirocercosis in a dog in the UK

McKenna, M; Bristow, P C; Suárez-Bonnet, A; Fox, M T; Glanemann, B

Abstract

A 2-year-old female neutered crossbreed dog was presented for evaluation of a 3-day history of haematemesis, melaena and hyporexia. The dog had been imported from a rescue centre in Hungary 4 months prior to presentation. Abdominal CT revealed the presence of a 3 cm×3 cm×4 cm diameter heterogenous intraluminal mass lesion in the gastric cardia, surrounding the ostium of the cardia and continuous with the distal oesophagus. The mass lesion was subsequently surgically resected. Histopathology of the gastric mass lesion was consistent with a Spirocerca lupi granuloma. The patient unfortunately developed a pyothorax and suffered cardiopulmonary arrest resulting in death 2 days postoperatively. To the authors’ knowledge, this is the first reported case of clinical spirocercosis reported in a dog in the UK.

Citation

McKenna, M., Bristow, P. C., Suárez-Bonnet, A., Fox, M. T., & Glanemann, B. (2019). Clinical spirocercosis in a dog in the UK. https://doi.org/10.1136/vetreccr-2019-000828

• Journal Article Type: Other
• Acceptance Date: Aug 25, 2019
• Publication Date: Sep 3, 2019
• Deposit Date: Sep 14, 2019
• Publicly Available Date: Nov 5, 2019
• Journal: Veterinary Record Case Reports
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 7
• Issue: 3
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/vetreccr-2019-000828
• Public URL: https://rvc-repository.worktribe.com/output/1380616