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KMID : 0380519970010010077
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Korean Journal of Veterinary Pathology
1997 Volume.1 No. 1 p.77 ~ p.79
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Incidental Finding of Capillaria hepatica in a Raccoon Dog(Nyctereutes procyonoides)
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Lim Chae-Woong
Rim Byung-Moo
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Abstract
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Capillaria hepatica a primary trichuroid nematode parasite in rodents, has been reported in wide range of secondary hosts including humans. We report a rare case of Capillariasis in a 4-year old raccoon dog(Nyctereutes procyonoides) submitted to the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory Chonbuk National University for necropsy on July 5, 1996. Grossly the thoracic cavity contained approximately 200 mls of blood-tinged exudate. Edematous lesion was present around aorta and vena cava. liver was slightly swollen and mottled and contained multifocal yellowish-white lesions ranging from 1 to 3 mm in diameter. Histologically liver lesions were localized around central veins and were characterized by cell swelling and necrosis with mixed inflammatory cells surrounding parasite eggs. These eggs were barrel-shaped with polar caps consistent with Capillaria hepatica.
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KEYWORD
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Capillaria hepatica, capillariasis, liver, raccoon dog
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