Difference between revisions of "Pancreas - Parasitic Pathology"

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[http://w3.vet.cornell.edu/nst/nst.asp?Fun=Image&imgID=7515 Image of chronic parasitic(Eurytrema spp.) pancreatitis with fibrosis and atrophy in a cat from Cornell Veterinary Medicine]
 
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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|chronic interstitial pancreatitis]]
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*Parasites tend to cause [[Pancreatitis|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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Latest revision as of 19:19, 25 March 2011




Image of chronic parasitic(Eurytrema spp.) pancreatitis with fibrosis and atrophy in a cat from Cornell Veterinary Medicine

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


Healing of pancreas - general pathology