Thromboembolism in Abdominal Aorta due to Spirocerca lupi in a Dobermann Dog

Authors

  • Pavithra Manickam Department of Veterinary Pathology, Madras Veterinary College, Tamil Nadu University Veterinary and Animal Sciences (TANUVAS), Chennai-600 007, India
  • Mahaprabhu Ramalingam Department of Veterinary Pathology, Madras Veterinary College, Tamil Nadu University Veterinary and Animal Sciences (TANUVAS), Chennai-600 007, India
  • Pazhanivel Natesan Department of Veterinary Pathology, Madras Veterinary College, Tamil Nadu University Veterinary and Animal Sciences (TANUVAS), Chennai-600 007, India
  • Ganne Venkata Sudhakar Rao Department of Veterinary Pathology, Madras Veterinary College, Tamil Nadu University Veterinary and Animal Sciences (TANUVAS), Chennai-600 007, India
  • Jeyaraja Kirubaharan Department of Veterinary Clinical medicine, Madras Veterinary College, TANUVAS, Chennai-600 007, India
  • Azhahianambi Palavesam Translational Research Platform for Veterinary Biologicals (TRPVB), TANUVAS, Chennai- 600 051, India
  • Subapriya Subramaniyan Centralised Clinical Laboratory, Madras Veterinary College, TANUVAS, Chennai-600 007, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48165/ijvsbt.20.1.24

Keywords:

Aortic thromboembolism, Dog, Esophageal nodules, Granuloma, Spirocerca lupi

Abstract

An eight year old female Doberman dog, presented with left limb fracture and paraplegia to the Madras Veterinary College and Teaching Hospital, Chennai revealed a mass in abdominal aorta on ultrasound examination. On worsening of the dog’s clinical condition during the course of clinical intervention, the dog was euthanized on the request of the pet parent. In post mortem examination, nodules measuring around 2 cm diameter were observed in the caudal esophagus. Aortic thromboembolism extending to size of 3-4 cm with live S.lupi worms were observed along with multiple aneurysms. Nodular lesions were also observed on different organs in form of nodules in mediastinal lobe of  lung, spleen and urinary bladder due to erratic migration of S.lupi parasites. Histopathologically, aorta revealed multiple necrotizing granuloma extending from  tunica intima to tunica media and blood vessels dilatation with thickening of aorta. Muscular layer of esophagus also revealed multiple granuloma containing the L3 stage larvae of S.lupi.

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2023-12-22

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Vol. 20 No. 1 (2024): The Indian Journal of Veterinary Sciences and Biotechnology (IJVSBT) (Jan-Feb ) 2024

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Manickam , P., Ramalingam, M., Natesan, P., Rao, G.V.S., Kirubaharan, J., Palavesam, A., & Subramaniyan, S. (2023). Thromboembolism in Abdominal Aorta due to Spirocerca lupi in a Dobermann Dog. Indian Journal of Veterinary Sciences and Biotechnology, 20(1), 115–119. https://doi.org/10.48165/ijvsbt.20.1.24
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