Eurytrema procyonis and pancreatitis in a cat.
A young adult male domestic shorthair cat was presented for physical examination, routine vaccinations, and a fecal examination. Physical examination revealed no significant abnormalities. Eggs of the raccoon pancreatic fluke Eurytrema procyonis were detected by fecal flotation. Results of a complete blood count and serum biochemistry panel were normal. Abdominal sonography revealed an enlarged hypoechoic pancreas with a hyperechoic rim, and a distended and thickened pancreatic duct. Serum pancreatic lipase immunoreactivity (PLI) was increased. These findings supported the possibility of fluke-associated pancreatitis. Treatment with praziquantel/pyrantel/febantel was associated with resolution of sonographic abnormalities and normalization of PLI.
Vyhnal
Kristin K
KK
Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA.
Barr
Stephen C
SC
Hornbuckle
William E
WE
Yeager
Amy E
AE
Wade
Susan E
SE
Frongillo
Marguerite F
MF
Simpson
Kenneth W
KW
Bowman
Dwight D
DD
D000818:Animals; D000871:Anthelmintics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology; D002415:Cats; D004012:Dicrocoeliidae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D008297:Male; D010179:Pancreas / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014201:Trematode Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000662:veterinary*
D000871:Anthelmintics