Dioctophyma renale, known as giant kidney worm, is a nematode of worldwide occurrence that parasitizes the kidneys and can be found not only in the peritoneal cavity but also in other organs of a dog and in other species of domestic and wild animals, as well as the man. Dioctophymatidae is the longest nematode to parasitize terrestrial mammals. The giant kidney worm dioctophyme renale is normally found in wild carnivores and domestic dogs, with aquatic oligochaetes acting as intermediate hosts. No entanto, em algumas regioes sao descritos numeros crescentes da infeccao e muitos dados da epidemiologia e do ciclo biologico do parasito ainda sao obscuros. Dioctophyme renale wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre. Acta scientiae veterinariae 44 4 introducao dioctofimose e uma doenca causada pelo nematodeo gigante dioctophyma renale, e consiste em um achado relativamente comum em caes 7,9,10, podendo tambem ser encontrado em macacosprego 5, humanos 3,6, gatos 12 e em outros mamiferos domesticos e selvagens. The family dioctophymidae has only one genus dioctophyme, and the name of the genus was in contention with the possibility of being dioctophyma for two hundred years. Urethral obstruction by dioctophyma renale in puppy urethral obstruction by dioctophyma renale in puppy stainki, daniel. Almost two centuries later, in 1782, johann goeze first described d. It affects fish eating mammals, particularly mink and dogs. Em 3 casos 18,7%, o parasita foi observado na cavidade abdominal.
Thirdstage larvae of the enoplid nematode dioctophyme renale. Ectopic infection by dioctophyme renale in a dog from. The nematode dioctophyma renale goeze, 1782 belongs to the order enoplida, family dioctophymatidae 1. Dioctophyma renale inside the kidney, which was surgically removed from a german shepherd. Dioctophyme renale, commonly referred to as the giant kidney worm is a parasitic roundworm whose mature form is found in the kidneys of mammals. This nematode has been reported to infect domestic carnivorous and wild animals such as dogs, foxes, minks, coyotes, ferrets. Human infestation is rare, but results in kidney destruction, usually of one kidney and hence not fatal. Dioctophyma renale, ascaris renalis, verme do rim, dioctofimose canina. The nematode infects the kidneys of domestic and wild fisheating carnivores soulsby, 1978, maxie, 1993, bowman, 1999. It can be seen erratically in the peritoneal cavity, especially in dogs and rarely occurs on other organs and tissues. Dioctophyma renale in dogs canis familiaris in uruguay. Nephrectomy in an australian cattle dog parasitized by.
The dioctophyma renale goeze, 1782 is a worldwide occurring nematode, known as giant kidney worm. Thirdstage larvae of the enoplid nematode dioctophyme. Nefrectomia unilateral em cadela parasitada por dioctophyma. In the present study a prevalence of 50% of thirdstage larvae of d. Urethral obstruction by dioctophyma renale in puppy.
Nefrectomia em um cao boiadeiro australiano parasitado por. It is commonly called giant kidney worm and is one of the largest nematodes which parasitizes vertebrates. Em caes 81, 2%, um ou varios parasitas localizavamse no rim direito. Giant kidney worm dioctophyma renale infections in dogs. Larvae were encysted in muscles, the coelomic cavity and. Abstract dioctophyma renale infection is found in a wide range of mammalian species, typically in temperate areas of the world. Parasitismo por dioctophyme renale em loboguara chrysocyon. It is the largest parasite nematode infecting domestic animals. Jan 07, 2011 urethral obstruction by dioctophyma renale in puppy urethral obstruction by dioctophyma renale in puppy stainki, daniel. Dioctophyma renale 3 parasites inside the right kidneysurgically removed from a german shepherd.
Here, we report for the first time, the parasitism of a domestic dog by d. Abstract the present study had the intent of verifying the occurrence of dioctophyma renale in dogs of the municipal district of uruguaiana rs. Foram avaliados 475 caes domiciliados e errantes, a partir da coleta. Dioctophyma renale, the giant kidney worm, is the largest known parasitic nematode soulsby, 1978, bowman, 1999. Em sua maior parte, os caes nao apresentam sinais clinicos sugestivos do parasitismo por dioctophyma renale kommers et al. Dioctophyma renale is a nematode, parasitic domestic and wild animal that causes diochophimosis, designated as a zoonosis. Dioctophyme renale is a nematode parasite found in the kidney of canides, mustelids and raccons in brazil.