| dc.description.abstract | SUMMARY
Background: Spirocerca lupi is a spirurid nematode of carnivores, particularly
Canidae, of worldwide distribution.
Objectives: The aim of the present clinicopathological study was to describe
pathological, and histopathological characteristics of the aortic type spirocercosis
in a young dog, which died suddenly during the clinical examination, without
correct clinical diagnosis.
Materials and Methods: Aortic wall and lung samples were separated
and conserved in buffered, 8% formalin for 24 hours at room temperature,
embedded in paraffin wax and further processed for sectioning (3–4 µm). During
the histopathological investigation hematoxylin and eosin, Azan- and Perls stainings, and inflammatory-, necrosis-, haemorrhage-, collagen fibre-, fibroblast
cell-scoring systems were used.
Results and Discussion: In a routine post-mortem examination, paler than
normal visible mucosal membranes (hallmark of the acute posthaemorrhagic
shock), large quantity of blood (~250 ml) were found in the thoracic cavity, and in
the periaortal, furthermore precardial mediastinal tissues. 14–15 non-neoplastic,
Spirocerca lupi-induced inflammatory nodules, and 5 mm in length transmural
rupture were detected in the wall of the aorta.
This report details the possible cause of the sudden death in a dogs, due to fatal
aortic rupture as a result of Spirocerca lupi infection. | en_US |
