Spirocerca lupi (Rudolphi, 1809) nodule in the rectum of a dog from Connecticut.
A small nodule causing repeated rectal prolapse was surgically removed from a four year old Dachshund residing for her entire life in Connecticut. Histologic examination of the biopsy specimen revealed sections of Spirocerca lupi (Rudolphi 1809) surrounded by a granulomatous reaction and fibrous wall.
D000818:Animals; D003237:Connecticut; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000469:parasitology*; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D009349:Nematode Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D012005:Rectal Prolapse / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary; D012007:Rectum / Q000469:parasitology*; D013151:Spiruroidea