title: Parasitic Ulcerous Caseous Gastroesophagitis Associated with Rameshwarotrema uterocrescens Rao, 1975 (Digenea: Pronocephalidae) in a Juvenile Green Turtle ( Chelonia mydas , Linnaeus 1758 [Testudines: Cheloniidae]): A Case Report.
abstract: Here we report a case of ulcerative caseous gastroesophagitis associated with Rameshwarotrema uterocrescens, Rao, 1975 (Digenea: Pronocephalidae), in a juvenile green turtle ( Chelonia mydas ) from southern Brazil. Similar pathologies have been reported only in adult green turtles from Costa Rica. This paper presents the second report of parasitic esophagitis due to R. uterocrescens and the first occurrence in juvenile green turtles along coastal Brazil.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro-UENF, Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, 28013-602, Brazil.
authors.forename: Rachel Bittencourt
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Ribeiro
authors.affiliation: Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro-UENF, Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, 28013-602, Brazil.
authors.forename: Hassan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jerdy
authors.affiliation: Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro-UENF, Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, 28013-602, Brazil.
authors.forename: Max R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Werneck
authors.affiliation: Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro-UENF, Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, 28013-602, Brazil.
authors.forename: Daphne W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Goldberg
authors.affiliation: Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro-UENF, Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, 28013-602, Brazil.
authors.forename: Mariah
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bianchi
authors.affiliation: Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro-UENF, Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, 28013-602, Brazil.
authors.forename: Eulógio C Q
authors.initials: ECQ
authors.lastname: Carvalho
mesh_terms: D000596:Amino Acids / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D001344:Autopsy / Q000662:veterinary; D001938:Brazil; D002442:Ceftazidime / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004941:Esophagitis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D004947:Esophagus / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D005440:Fluid Therapy / Q000662:veterinary; D005756:Gastritis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous / Q000662:veterinary; D008055:Lipids / Q000008:administration & dosage; D014200:Trematoda / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000648:ultrastructure; D014201:Trematode Infections / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D014426:Turtles / Q000469:parasitology*
chemical_list: D000596:Amino Acids; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D008055:Lipids; D003907:Dexamethasone; D002442:Ceftazidime