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− | |linkpage =Alimentary System - Pathology | + | ===Parasitic cysts=== |
− | |linktext =Alimentary System | + | [http://w3.vet.cornell.edu/nst/nst.asp?Fun=Image&imgID=11438 Image of ''Taenia hydatigena'' cyst in ovine omentum from Cornell Veterinary Medicine] |
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− | |pagetype =Pathology | + | *[[Taenia|''Taenia hydatigena'']] (''Cysticercus tenuicollis'') in ruminants - [[Liver - Anatomy & Physiology|liver]], mesentery, [[Peritoneal Cavity - Anatomy & Physiology|peritoneum]] - large fluid filled. |
− | |sublink1=Peritoneal Cavity - Pathology | + | *[[Taenia|''Taenia pisiformis'']] (''Cysricercus pisiformis'') in lagomorphs |
− | |subtext1=PERITONEAL CAVITY | + | *[[Taenia|''Taenia ovis'']] (''Cysticercus ovis'') - sheep, diaphragm - small, firmer. |
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| + | *[[Cestodes|''Mesocestoides'']] in carnivores causing pyogranulomatous peritonitis or parasitic ascites |
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| + | ===Hydatid cysts=== |
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| + | *[[Echinococcus|''Echinococcus granulosus'']] - any mammal including man |
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| + | ===Other parasites=== |
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| + | *[[Trematodes|''Fasciola hepatica'']] larvae cause chronic or acute [[Peritonitis|peritonitis]] in cattle and sheep |
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| + | *[[Strongyloidea|''Stephanuris dentatus'']] in pigs causes local haemorrhage, [[Peritonitis|peritonitis]] and perihepatitis through its migration through [[Liver - Anatomy & Physiology|liver]] and [[Peritoneal Cavity - Anatomy & Physiology|peritoneal cavity]] |
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| + | *[[Strongyloidea|''Strongylus edentatus'' and ''Strongylus equinus'']] migrate through [[Liver - Anatomy & Physiology|liver]] and [[Peritoneal Cavity - Anatomy & Physiology|peritoneal cavity]], sometimes cause eosinophilic granulomas in mesenteries and omentum of horses |
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| + | *[[Ascaridoidea|Ascarids]] may cause obstruction or rupture of [[Small Intestine Overview - Anatomy & Physiology|small intestines]] or bile duct |
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| + | *[[Setaria spp.|''Setaria'' spp.]] use [[Peritoneal Cavity - Anatomy & Physiology|peritoneal cavity]] of many herbivores as their final destination |
| + | **Dead individuals may cause granulomatous [[Peritonitis|peritonitis]] |
| + | **Sheathed microphilariae deposited in the [[Peritoneal Cavity - Anatomy & Physiology|peritoneal cavity]] move to blood and are transferred to their intermediate hosts, the mosquitos or other biting insects |
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