Difference between revisions of "Pancreas - Parasitic Pathology"
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*[[Nematodes]], particularly [[Ascaridoidea|ascarids]], and [[Cestodes|cestodes]] occasionally lodge within pancreatic ducts | *[[Nematodes]], particularly [[Ascaridoidea|ascarids]], and [[Cestodes|cestodes]] occasionally lodge within pancreatic ducts | ||
*In pigs, [[Strongyloidea|''Stephanurus dentatus'']] can form cysts in the pancreas after migration through the [[Liver - Anatomy & Physiology|liver]] | *In pigs, [[Strongyloidea|''Stephanurus dentatus'']] can form cysts in the pancreas after migration through the [[Liver - Anatomy & Physiology|liver]] | ||
| − | *Parasites tend to cause [[Pancreatitis|chronic interstitial pancreatitis]] | + | *Parasites tend to cause [[Pancreatitis, Chronic Interstitial|chronic interstitial pancreatitis]] |
*Tend to destroy acinar tissue, [[Pancreas - Anatomy & Physiology#Endocrine|islets of Langerhans]] being unaffected | *Tend to destroy acinar tissue, [[Pancreas - Anatomy & Physiology#Endocrine|islets of Langerhans]] being unaffected | ||
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Image of chronic parasitic granulomas caused by Strongylus equinus from Cornell Veterinary Medicine
- Parasites become important if they occlude the pancreatic duct directly or induce inflammation
- Commonly caused by flukes of families Opisthorchidae and Dicrocoelidae when present in large numbers and overspill from the billiary tract
- Nematodes, particularly ascarids, and cestodes occasionally lodge within pancreatic ducts
- In pigs, Stephanurus dentatus can form cysts in the pancreas after migration through the liver
- Parasites tend to cause chronic interstitial pancreatitis
- Tend to destroy acinar tissue, islets of Langerhans being unaffected