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Hamsters (Laboratory) - Pathology (view source)
Revision as of 20:33, 6 January 2011
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''Rodentolepis nana'' (dwarf tapeworm) or ''Hymenolepis diminuta'' are common although usually asymptomatic. Heavy infections may cause enteritis, intestinal impaction and abcesses within the mesentric lymph nodes.
''Rodentolepis nana'' (dwarf tapeworm) or ''Hymenolepis diminuta'' are common although usually asymptomatic. Heavy infections may cause enteritis, intestinal impaction and abcesses within the mesentric lymph nodes.
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Macroscopic pathology will show thickened and inflamed intestines.
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