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Vet Pathol 44:103-105 (2007)
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Severe Granulomatous Lesions in Several Organs from Eustrongylides Larvae in a Free-ranging Dice Snake, Natrix tessellata

A. D. Mihalca1,, P. Fictum2, M. Skoric2, M. Sloboda2, S. Kärvemo4, I. Ghira5, M. Carlsson4 and D. Modry2,3

1 Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cluj-Napoca, Romania (ADM), 2 Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Brno, Czech Republic (PF, MS MS, DM), 3 Institute of Parasitology of CAS, Ceské Budejovice, Czech Republic (DM), 4 Evolutionary Biology Centre, Uppsala, Sweden (SK, MC), 5 Faculty of Biology, Cluj-Napoca, Romania (IG)

Abstract

During an extensive study regarding the epidemiology of larval Eustrongylides infestation in a free-ranging endangered population of dice snakes (Natrix tessellata) from Histria, Romania, an adult female was euthanized to evaluate pathologic changes. Parasites appeared as nodules at various locations: in subcutaneous connective tissues, on the serosae of the intestines and liver. Histologic sections revealed nematode larvae surrounded by a capsule, forming a parasitic granuloma with 3 layers: macrophage layer, lymphocyte layer, and fibrous capsule. Differences between newly formed and mature granulomas consisted mainly in the eosinophilic infiltration. Other types of parasitic granulomas of reptiles are discussed in comparison with our findings.

Key words: Dioctophymatoidea; granuloma; Natrix tessellata.

Request reprints from Dr. Andrei Mihalca, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Parasitology and Parasitic Diseases, Calea Manastur 3-5, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. E-mail: amihalca{at}usamvcluj.ro


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