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(New page: *Tick borne disease *Two species: **''Hepatozoon canis'' ***Usually subclinical disease **'''''Hepatozoon americanum''''' ***SE USA ***Grossly: ****Thickened and...) |
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*[[More Hepatozoon|More detail on ''Hepatozoon americanum'']] | *[[More Hepatozoon|More detail on ''Hepatozoon americanum'']] | ||
| + | *Myositis | ||
| + | **Develop cysts in skeletal muscle of dogs and cats | ||
| + | **May be accompanied by pyogranulomatous myositis - macrophages and [[Neutrophils|neutrophils]] mainly with occasional other cells | ||
Revision as of 10:52, 1 July 2010
- 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