Ova of Dioctophyme renale in a canine struvite urolith.
This report describes light and scanning electron microscopic appearance of an ovum from the giant kidney worm, Dioctophyme renale found in the nidus and stone layer of a struvite calculus. The stone had been surgically removed from the bladder of a 4-year-old spayed female mixed breed dog from northern Ontario.
Kenora Veterinary Clinic, 305 Matheson Street S, Kenora, Ontario P9N 1V4, Canada.
Julie C
JC
Whelen
Doreen M
DM
Houston
Carole
C
White
Mike G
MG
Favrin
D000818:Animals; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology / Q000601:surgery / Q000652:urine; D004285:Dogs; D017189:Enoplida Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery / Q000652:urine / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female; D007814:Larva / Q000254:growth & development*; D017616:Magnesium Compounds; D010710:Phosphates; D000069877:Struvite; D014545:Urinary Calculi / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D014556:Urine / Q000469:parasitology*
D017616:Magnesium Compounds; D010710:Phosphates; D000069877:Struvite