title: Dioctophyme renale Goeze, 1782 in a cat with a supernumerary kidney.
abstract: This study reports a case of parasitism by Dioctophyme renale in a supernumerary kidney and abdominal cavity of a female cat in Brazil. The three-year-old cat of indeterminate breed presented abdominal distension and was taken to the University of Contestado Veterinary Hospital in Canoinhas, state of Santa Catarina, since the owner suspected pregnancy. An ultrasound scan did not confirm pregnancy but revealed parasitism in the kidney. This case is worth reporting because domestic cats are rarely hosts of this nematode species.
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Parasitologia Veterinária, Curso de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade do Contestado ? UnC, Canoinhas, SC, Brasil.
authors.forename: Daniela
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pedrassani
authors.affiliation: Hospital Veterinário, Curso de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade do Contestado ? UnC, Canoinhas, SC, Brasil.
authors.forename: Hamilton
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wendt
authors.affiliation: Acadêmico Curso de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade do Contestado ? UnC, Canoinhas, SC, Brasil.
authors.forename: Erley Alexandre
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Rennau
authors.affiliation: Acadêmico Curso de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade do Contestado ? UnC, Canoinhas, SC, Brasil.
authors.forename: Samuel Tibes
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Pereira
authors.affiliation: Hospital Veterinário, Curso de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade do Contestado ? UnC, Canoinhas, SC, Brasil.
authors.forename: Simone Balão Taques
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Wendt
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology*; D002415:Cats; D017159:Dioctophymatoidea; D017189:Enoplida Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D007668:Kidney / Q000002:abnormalities*; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*