Capillaria plica infection in dogs.
The prevalence, pathologic effects, and treatment of Capillaria plica infection were investigated in two breeding kennels. The prevalence of C plica infection in mature dogs in two kennels (127 dogs) was 76% and 59%. Pups less than 8 months old did not pass C plica eggs in the urine. Age, breed, or sex predilection was not observed in mature dogs. In infected dogs, hematuria, dysuria, and pollakiuria developed without secondary bacterial cystitis. A direct life cycle could not be demonstrated experimentally. Histologically, adult C plica were seen in the submucosa of the bladder and ureter, where they induced a mild inflammatory reaction and submucosal edema.
D000818:Animals; D002195:Capillaria; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology; D004285:Dogs; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology; D009349:Nematode Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000473:pathology