Domestic cat paraplegia compatible with Gurltia paralysans nematode. First cases reported in Colombia

ABSTRACT: Six cases of cat paraplegia diagnosed in years 2001 and 2002 in Antioquia province (Colombia) are reported in this paper. Diagnosis was supported on clinical exams, radiography, myelogram, necropsy, and histopathology. Clinical signs where ataxia, decreased superficial sensitivity, loss of...

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Autores:
Alzate Gómez, Gildardo José
Aranzazu Taborda, Diego Alfonso
Chaparro Gutiérrez, Jenny Jovana
Alzate, Andrés G.
Tipo de recurso:
Article of journal
Fecha de publicación:
2011
Institución:
Universidad de Antioquia
Repositorio:
Repositorio UdeA
Idioma:
eng
OAI Identifier:
oai:bibliotecadigital.udea.edu.co:10495/8468
Acceso en línea:
http://hdl.handle.net/10495/8468
Palabra clave:
Ataxia
Metastrongyloidea
Nematode
Myelomalacia
Paraplejía
Felinos - Enfermedades
Nemátodos
Gurltia paralysans
Rights
openAccess
License
Atribución-NoComercial-CompartirIgual 2.5 Colombia (CC BY-NC-SA 2.5 CO)
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Summary:ABSTRACT: Six cases of cat paraplegia diagnosed in years 2001 and 2002 in Antioquia province (Colombia) are reported in this paper. Diagnosis was supported on clinical exams, radiography, myelogram, necropsy, and histopathology. Clinical signs where ataxia, decreased superficial sensitivity, loss of deep sensitivity, progressive paralysis, hind limb atrophy, and urinary and fecal retention. Necropsy and histopathology analysis revealed the presence of a nematode in the spinal cord meningeal blood vessels at the T10-L4 segment level, causing medullar compression and myelomalacia. Differential diagnose was conducted through the analysis of the parasite’s histopathological cuts. Its morphological characteristics differed from those of other possible nematodes such as filarial erratic larve, Ancylostome sp, and Ascaris sp. It was concluded that the nematode is compatible with the one described as Gurltia paralysans.