Difference between revisions of "Hepatozoon"
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**Develop cysts in skeletal muscle of dogs and cats | **Develop cysts in skeletal muscle of dogs and cats | ||
**May be accompanied by pyogranulomatous myositis - macrophages and [[Neutrophils|neutrophils]] mainly with occasional other cells | **May be accompanied by pyogranulomatous myositis - macrophages and [[Neutrophils|neutrophils]] mainly with occasional other cells | ||
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[[Category:Miscellaneous Protozoa]][[Category:To_Do_-_Parasites]] | [[Category:Miscellaneous Protozoa]][[Category:To_Do_-_Parasites]] | ||
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Revision as of 12:38, 3 March 2011
- Tick borne disease
- Two species:
- Hepatozoon canis
- Usually subclinical disease
- Hepatozoon americanum
- SE USA
- Grossly:
- Thickened and edematous periskeletal soft tissue and periosteum of the lower legs
- Multifocal parasitic myositis
- Histologically:
- Swelling and hypertrophy of osteoprogenitor cells
- Hyperplasia of spindle cells
- Osteoid is produced
- Hepatozoon canis
- More detail on Hepatozoon americanum
- Myositis
- Develop cysts in skeletal muscle of dogs and cats
- May be accompanied by pyogranulomatous myositis - macrophages and neutrophils mainly with occasional other cells