Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with chronic vomiting found to have stomach infection
By Ellis, A E et al.·Published in Veterinary pathology·2010·Athens Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Diagnostic exercise: chronic vomiting in a dog.
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Plain-English summary
A 1.5-year-old neutered male mixed-breed dog was brought to the vet because he had been vomiting frequently and also had severe diarrhea. The vet performed surgery to explore his stomach and found bone chips, which were removed, along with taking a biopsy of a suspicious area in the stomach lining. Tests showed that the dog had a rare infection caused by a type of parasite called Cryptosporidium, along with spiral bacteria that can cause stomach issues. After treatment, the dog was likely on the road to recovery, but further details on the outcome weren't provided.
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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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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20574071/