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Dalmeny disease in an alpaca (Lama pacos): sarcocystosis, eosinophilic myositis and abortion.
- Source :
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Journal of comparative pathology [J Comp Pathol] 1999 Oct; Vol. 121 (3), pp. 287-93. - Publication Year :
- 1999
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Abstract
- Disseminated eosinophilic myositis was diagnosed in an alpaca that had been imported to the USA from Peru 5 years earlier. The myositis was associated with macroscopically visible large sarcocysts that were characterized histologically by septate compartments containing bradyzoites, and ultrastructurally by cyst walls composed of anastomosing villous protrusions. Two hours before death, the alpaca aborted an 8-month-gestation fetus, but no lesions were found in the uterus, placenta or fetus. Additional macroscopical findings included haemoabdomen and myofibre haemorrhage, degeneration and necrosis. It is believed that this is the first described case of clinical disease associated with a Sarcocystis sp. (probably S. aucheniae) in camelids.<br /> (Copyright 1999 Harcourt Publishers Ltd.)
- Subjects :
- Abortion, Veterinary blood
Animals
Dinoprost blood
Eosinophilia parasitology
Eosinophilia pathology
Fatal Outcome
Female
Microscopy, Electron
Muscle, Skeletal parasitology
Muscle, Skeletal pathology
Muscle, Skeletal ultrastructure
Myositis blood
Myositis parasitology
Myositis pathology
Pregnancy
Protozoan Infections, Animal blood
Protozoan Infections, Animal pathology
Sarcocystosis blood
Sarcocystosis complications
Sarcocystosis pathology
Abortion, Veterinary parasitology
Camelids, New World parasitology
Eosinophilia veterinary
Myositis veterinary
Protozoan Infections, Animal complications
Sarcocystosis veterinary
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0021-9975
- Volume :
- 121
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Journal of comparative pathology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 10486166
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1053/jcpa.1999.0321