Nodular and sclerosing gastritis caused by Cylicospirura felineus in a puma (Puma concolor)

Abstract An adult male puma (Puma concolor), hit by a car in an urban area, died three days later despite the therapeutic support provided. At necropsy, multiple firm nodules were identified in the gastric mucosa. The nodules were coated by an intact mucosa with a central opening from which reddish and cylindrical nematodes protruded into the lumen. Twenty-seven nematodes were retrieved for morphological and morphometric evaluations. During histopathological examination of the gastric tissue, the adult nematodes appear in longitudinal and transverse sections, surrounded by thick bands of collagen, interspersed with mixed inflammatory infiltrates. The nematodes had an eosinophilic cuticle with caudal serrated projections (bulbar type), coelomyarian musculature, pseudocoelom, and females with uterus containing numerous larvated eggs, characteristics consistent with the Cylicospirura genus. Morphologically, female nematodes had six large tricuspid teeth in the oral cavity and the vulva had an opening anterior to the esophagus–intestinal junction. Male nematodes had five pairs of small papillae near the tip of the tail. These findings were consistent with Cylicospirura felineus. This parasite should be included in the differential diagnosis of nodular gastric wall lesions in wild felids.

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Main Authors:	Almeida,Lara Ribeiro de, D’Elia,Mirella Lauria, Sousa,Dyeime Ribeiro de, Joaquim,Jéssica de Souza, Santos,Hudson Andrade, Campos,Bruna Hermine, Pereira,Cintia Aparecida de Jesus, Soares,Danielle Ferreira de Magalhães, Lima,Walter dos Santos, Ecco,Roselene
Format:	Digital revista
Language:	English
Published:	Colégio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinária 2020
Online Access:	http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-29612020000200321
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