Gastric cylicospirurosis in a domestic cat from Italy.
A gastric nodule was found in a cat examined following a car accident. Cytological examination showed a mixed, mainly eosinophilic, inflammation with reactive fibroblasts and ovoidal elements resembling nematode eggs. The cat was euthanased because of rapid worsening of clinical signs due to secondary injuries, and the gastric nodule was excised for examination. The intramural mass was smooth and spherical, with an intact mucosal surface and a little opening from which several reddish worms were extruding. Histopathological examination confirmed severe reactive fibroplasia and inflammation, surrounding sections of a nematode worm. The latter was then identified with polymerase chain reaction as belonging to the Cylicospirura genus. Cylicospirura species worms should be considered in the differential diagnosis of gastric nodules in the cat.
Department of Veterinary Sciences and Public Heath, University of Milan, Milan, Italy Private Laboratory, Poggio dei Pini, Cagliari, Italy.
Fabrizio
F
Ibba
Department of Biopathological Sciences and Hygiene of Animal and Food Productions, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy elvio.lepri@unipg.it.
Elvio
E
Lepri
Department of Biopathological Sciences and Hygiene of Animal and Food Productions, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy.
Fabrizia
F
Veronesi
Department of Comparative Biomedical Sciences, University of Teramo, Teramo, Italy.
Angela
A
Di Cesare
Department of Veterinary Sciences and Public Heath, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
Saverio
S
Paltrinieri
D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology*; D002415:Cats; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D041981:Gastrointestinal Tract / Q000469:parasitology; D007249:Inflammation; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D007558:Italy; D009348:Nematoda / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009349:Nematode Infections / Q000662:veterinary*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D013270:Stomach / Q000473:pathology