Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Diagnostic exercise: chronic vomiting in a dog.
- Journal:
- Veterinary pathology
- Year:
- 2010
- Authors:
- Ellis, A E et al.
- Affiliation:
- Athens Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory · United States
- Species:
- dog
Plain-English summary
A one-and-a-half-year-old neutered male mixed-breed dog was brought to the vet because he had been vomiting for a long time and also had severe diarrhea. The veterinarian performed surgery to look inside his abdomen, where they found and removed bone chips from his stomach and took a sample of the stomach lining for testing. The tests showed that he had a severe infection caused by a type of parasite called Cryptosporidium, along with a lot of spiral bacteria that are often linked to stomach issues. This particular type of Cryptosporidium is not commonly seen in dogs, making the case quite unusual. The treatment for these findings is not detailed, but the presence of these unusual infections suggests that the dog may need specific care moving forward.
Abstract
An approximately one-and-a-half-year-old, neutered male, mixed-breed dog was presented for a chronic history of vomiting. Profuse diarrhea was also noted during examination. An exploratory laparotomy was performed, bone chips were removed from the stomach, and a raised, circular area of gastric mucosa was biopsied. Histologically, there was severe gastric cryptosporidiosis as well as numerous spiral bacteria, consistent with Helicobacter spp. Polymerase chain reaction revealed visible bands for the 18S ribosomal RNA gene for Cryptosporidium spp. The polymerase chain reaction product was sequenced and was found to be most similar to Cryptosporidium muris. Both the gastric location and the species of Cryptosporidium are unusual in a dog.
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