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Cranial abdominal mass due to Echinococcus multilocularis in a two‐year‐old wirehaired dachshund in Wallonia (Belgium)
Author(s) -
Caron Yannick,
Losson Bertrand J,
Bayrou Calixte,
Linden Annick,
Boue Frank
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
veterinary record case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.165
H-Index - 4
ISSN - 2052-6121
DOI - 10.1136/vetreccr-2016-000413
Subject(s) - echinococcus multilocularis , medicine , alveolar echinococcosis , echinococcus , palpation , echinococcosis , histopathology , population , pathology , abdominal mass , surgery , environmental health
A cranial abdominal mass on the left side was detected upon palpation in a two‐and‐a‐half‐year‐old male wirehaired dachshund. No other clinical signs were recorded except exhaustion following exertion, and soft faeces. Abdominal echography showed hepatomegaly with extensive histological alterations; microscopical examination of smears from hepatic mass and fluid punction revealed a low cellularity and protoscolex‐like structures. Following those findings, euthanasia was requested by the owner. Necropsy revealed a severe multifocal chronic active hepatitis with some degree of right ventricular dilatation. Based on histopathology and PCR, a diagnosis of alveolar echinococcosis due to Echinococcus multilocularis was established. The dog was living in the Ardennes region in Belgium known as being endemic for E multilocularis . The present observation is in agreement with a similar canine case previously published and the high prevalence of E multilocularis in the local fox population.