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Dioctophyma renale in a dog: Clinical diagnosis and surgical treatment

This study reports a case of parasitism by the giant kidney worm, Dioctophyma renale, diagnosed in the right kidney of a domestic dog. An adult female German Shepherd was attended with clinical history of prostration and hyporexia. The hemogram showed changes compatible with an inflammatory process,...

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Autores principales: Ferreira, Vivian Lindmayer, Medeiros, Fábio Pestana, July, José Roberto, Raso, Tânia Freitas
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier B.V. 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7116962/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19939566
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vetpar.2009.10.013