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Gastric Intussusceptions in a Red Corn Snake (Pantherophis guttatus) Associated with Cryptosporidiosis
A 3-year-old female red corn snake (Pantherophis guttatus) was presented for a three-week history of anorexia and decreased defecations. On physical examination, a soft midbody intracoelomic swelling was palpated. Transcutaneous coelomic ultrasound revealed a target-like mass on a transverse section...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6005285/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29955428 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/4270904 |
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author | Bercier, Marjorie Zoll, Whitney Rosenberg, Justin F. Giglio, Robson McCoy, Lenice Castleman, William L. Johnson, Matthew D. Heard, Darryl J. |
author_facet | Bercier, Marjorie Zoll, Whitney Rosenberg, Justin F. Giglio, Robson McCoy, Lenice Castleman, William L. Johnson, Matthew D. Heard, Darryl J. |
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description | A 3-year-old female red corn snake (Pantherophis guttatus) was presented for a three-week history of anorexia and decreased defecations. On physical examination, a soft midbody intracoelomic swelling was palpated. Transcutaneous coelomic ultrasound revealed a target-like mass on a transverse section of the stomach, suggesting the presence of a gastrointestinal intussusception. On exploratory coeliotomy, a double compounded esophagogastric and gastroduodenal intussusception was diagnosed and reduced surgically. A gastropexy was also performed to prevent recurrence. On histopathology, the gastric glandular mucosa showed moderate to marked proliferation. Diffusely lining the luminal surface of glandular epithelium and free within the lumen were a myriad of protozoa consistent with Cryptosporidium sp. A diagnosis of chronic proliferative gastritis due to Cryptosporidium sp. was made based on these findings. Intussusceptions are rare in reptiles and are infrequently reported in snakes. This is the first report of a double compounded intussusception in a nonmammalian species and the first report of an intussusception involving the stomach in a snake with gastritis due to Cryptosporidium sp. |
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spelling | pubmed-60052852018-06-28 Gastric Intussusceptions in a Red Corn Snake (Pantherophis guttatus) Associated with Cryptosporidiosis Bercier, Marjorie Zoll, Whitney Rosenberg, Justin F. Giglio, Robson McCoy, Lenice Castleman, William L. Johnson, Matthew D. Heard, Darryl J. Case Rep Vet Med Case Report A 3-year-old female red corn snake (Pantherophis guttatus) was presented for a three-week history of anorexia and decreased defecations. On physical examination, a soft midbody intracoelomic swelling was palpated. Transcutaneous coelomic ultrasound revealed a target-like mass on a transverse section of the stomach, suggesting the presence of a gastrointestinal intussusception. On exploratory coeliotomy, a double compounded esophagogastric and gastroduodenal intussusception was diagnosed and reduced surgically. A gastropexy was also performed to prevent recurrence. On histopathology, the gastric glandular mucosa showed moderate to marked proliferation. Diffusely lining the luminal surface of glandular epithelium and free within the lumen were a myriad of protozoa consistent with Cryptosporidium sp. A diagnosis of chronic proliferative gastritis due to Cryptosporidium sp. was made based on these findings. Intussusceptions are rare in reptiles and are infrequently reported in snakes. This is the first report of a double compounded intussusception in a nonmammalian species and the first report of an intussusception involving the stomach in a snake with gastritis due to Cryptosporidium sp. Hindawi 2017-05-07 /pmc/articles/PMC6005285/ /pubmed/29955428 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/4270904 Text en Copyright © 2017 Marjorie Bercier et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Case Report Bercier, Marjorie Zoll, Whitney Rosenberg, Justin F. Giglio, Robson McCoy, Lenice Castleman, William L. Johnson, Matthew D. Heard, Darryl J. Gastric Intussusceptions in a Red Corn Snake (Pantherophis guttatus) Associated with Cryptosporidiosis |
title | Gastric Intussusceptions in a Red Corn Snake (Pantherophis guttatus) Associated with Cryptosporidiosis |
title_full | Gastric Intussusceptions in a Red Corn Snake (Pantherophis guttatus) Associated with Cryptosporidiosis |
title_fullStr | Gastric Intussusceptions in a Red Corn Snake (Pantherophis guttatus) Associated with Cryptosporidiosis |
title_full_unstemmed | Gastric Intussusceptions in a Red Corn Snake (Pantherophis guttatus) Associated with Cryptosporidiosis |
title_short | Gastric Intussusceptions in a Red Corn Snake (Pantherophis guttatus) Associated with Cryptosporidiosis |
title_sort | gastric intussusceptions in a red corn snake (pantherophis guttatus) associated with cryptosporidiosis |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6005285/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29955428 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/4270904 |
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