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===Parasitic myositis===
 
===Parasitic myositis===
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[[Image:Sarcocyst in muscle.jpg|right|thumb|100px|<small><center>Sarcocyst (Image sourced from Bristol Biomed Image Archive with permission)</center></small>]]
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*Rare in domestic animals
 
*Rare in domestic animals
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*[[Sarcocystis|'''''Sarcocystis''''']]
 
*[[Sarcocystis|'''''Sarcocystis''''']]
**Histologically:
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***Merozoites causing focal and segmental [[Muscles Degenerative - Pathology#Necrosis|necrosis]]
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***May involve [[Muscles Degenerative - Pathology#Calcification|mineralisation]]
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***Non-purulent myositis with plasma cells, lymphocytes and macrophages
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**Diaphragm and masseters most severely affected
   
*[[Bones Hyperplastic and Neoplastic - Pathology#Hepatozoon|'''''Hepatozoon americanum''''']]
 
*[[Bones Hyperplastic and Neoplastic - Pathology#Hepatozoon|'''''Hepatozoon americanum''''']]
 
**Develop cysts in skeletal muscle of dogs and cats
 
**Develop cysts in skeletal muscle of dogs and cats
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