title: New insights into diagnosis of Platynosomum fastosum (Trematoda: Dicrocoeliidae) in cats.
abstract: Platynosomum fastosum is a hepatic trematode which causes the so-called lizard poisoning in cats. This parasite is reported in tropical and sub-tropical areas infecting the liver, gallbladder, and bile ducts of cats. Despite its clinical importance, the diagnosis of P. fastosum has been poorly investigated so far. In this study, three cases of infection by P. fastosum in cats are reported. The FLOTAC technique was utilized for the first time in the detection of eggs of this parasite. Three cats (two males and one female), being one of them with a history of diarrhea and vomiting, were diagnosed positive for the presence of P. fastosum eggs through the FLOTAC technique. In conclusion, this study provides important and new insights into the diagnosis of P. fastosum in cats, expanding the geographical knowledge of this parasite in Brazil.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Medicine, Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil. rafaelanramos10@yahoo.com.br.
authors.forename: Rafael Antonio Nascimento
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Ramos
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Medicine, Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil.
authors.forename: Victor Fernando Santana
authors.initials: VF
authors.lastname: Lima
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Medicine, Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil.
authors.forename: Maria Fernanda Melo
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Monteiro
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Medicine, Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil.
authors.forename: Marília de Andrade
authors.initials: Mde A
authors.lastname: Santana
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Medicine, Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil.
authors.forename: Raphael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lepold
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Medicine, Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil.
authors.forename: Maria Aparecida da Gloria
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Faustino
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Productions, University of Napoli Federico II, Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rinaldi
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Productions, University of Napoli Federico II, Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cringoli
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Medicine, Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil.
authors.forename: Leucio Câmara
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Alves
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001652:Bile Ducts; D001938:Brazil; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D002415:Cats; D003967:Diarrhea; D004012:Dicrocoeliidae; D005260:Female; D005704:Gallbladder; D008099:Liver / Q000469:parasitology; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D014200:Trematoda / Q000145:classification*; D014201:Trematode Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*
keywords: Cat liver fluke; FLOTAC; Lizard poisoning