Naslov
Differential diagnosis of intestinal emphysema and cysticercosis (Cysticercus tenuicollis) in pigs

Autori
Mihoković Buhin, Ivana ; Lovrić, Lea ; Šoštarić- Zuckermann, Ivan-Conrado ; Artuković, Branka ; Živičnjak, Tatjana ; Vlahović, Dunja ; Gudan Kurilj, Andrea ; Medven Zagradišnik, Lidija ; Kiš, Marta ; Hohšteter, Marko

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
9th International Congress “Veterinary Science and Profession” Book of Abstracts / Brkljača Bottegaro, Nika ; Lukač, Maja ; Zdolec, Nevijo ; Vrbanac, Zoran - Zagreb : Veterinarski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, 2021, 51-51

ISBN
978-953-8006-36-4

Skup
9th International Congress: Veterinary Science and Profession

Mjesto i datum
Zagreb, Hrvatska, 09.10.2021

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Poster

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
intestinal emphysema, pigs, cysticercosis

Sažetak
Intestinal emphysema (IE) of pigs is a benign condition involving mainly the serosal surface and small intestinal wall. Cysticercus tenuicollis is a bubble-like metacestode stage of the canine tapeworm Taenia hydatigena that infects the abdominal cavity and liver of diverse intermediate hosts, including pigs. In 2020, 2 samples were delivered in 4% of neutral buffered formalin, from a slaughterhouse to the Department of Veterinary Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, and submitted for histopathological examination. Both were collected form domestic pigs. The first sample was a part of the small intestine, and the second was a bubble-like structure collected from mesenterium attached to the serosa of the small intestine. Samples were embedded in paraffin and stained with HE stain. On the serosal surface of small intestine numerous thin-walled cystic structures were visible. Histopathological examination revealed IE ; cystic structures located in the subserosa with a mild mixed cellular inflammatory reaction in the cystic walls. Gross examination of structure removed from mesenterium corresponded to C. tenuicollis with invaginated protoscolex. Histologically, tangential section through cysticercus demonstrated a thick, smooth tegument, subjacent layer of somatic cells, a spongy parenchymatous body cavity with numerous calcareous corpuscles. Emphysematous lesions are the consequences of gas- dilated intestinal lymphatic vessels. The cause is unknown and not associated with clinical disease or negative pig farming economics. Cysticercosis caused by C. tenuicollis is an economic and epidemiological issue. Infected organs should be saftey discarded, while infection indicates the presence of raw meat-fed dogs and environmental contamination with canine faeces.The incidence of IE is markedly decreasing and is just a morphological aberration. Because of abovementioned it is necessary to distinguish porcine IE from cysticercosis.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Veterinarska medicina

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