Aberrant Ancylostoma sp. in the brain of a dog

Amie Perry; Sriveny Dangoudoubiyam; Melanie Bolling; Aline Rodrigues-Hoffmann

doi:10.1016/j.vetpar.2016.04.023

Aberrant Ancylostoma sp. in the brain of a dog

Vet Parasitol. 2016 Jun 15:223:210-3. doi: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2016.04.023. Epub 2016 Apr 30.

Authors

Amie Perry¹, Sriveny Dangoudoubiyam², Melanie Bolling², Aline Rodrigues-Hoffmann²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA. Electronic address: aperry@cvm.tamu.edu.
² Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA.

PMID: 27198802
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2016.04.023

Abstract

A 14-month-old, male American Bulldog presented to Texas A&M University Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital in August of 2012 for anorexia, hydrophobia and gradually worsening neurologic signs. Grossly hemorrhage on the left side of the caudal cerebrum and cerebellum was observed and histologically corresponded with necrohemorrhagic and lymphoplasmacytic encephalitis associated with adult nematodes. Based on morphology and molecular analysis, these were identified as Ancylostoma sp.

Keywords: Aberrant; Ancylostoma; Canine; Encephalitis.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Ancylostoma / isolation & purification*
Ancylostomiasis / parasitology
Ancylostomiasis / pathology
Ancylostomiasis / veterinary*
Animals
Central Nervous System Parasitic Infections / parasitology
Central Nervous System Parasitic Infections / pathology
Central Nervous System Parasitic Infections / veterinary*
Dog Diseases / parasitology*
Dog Diseases / pathology
Dogs
Male