Platynosomum fastosum Infestation in a Domestic Cat in Korea.
10.5625/lar.2010.26.3.307
- Author:
Jong Min KIM
1
;
Jeong Hwan CHE
;
Doo Hyun JEONG
;
Byeong Cheol KANG
Author Information
1. College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Platynosomum fastosum;
cat;
liver fluke
- MeSH:
Animals;
Bile Ducts;
Cats;
Eggs;
Fasciola hepatica;
Feces;
Gallbladder;
Korea;
Liver;
Ovum;
Trematoda
- From:Laboratory Animal Research
2010;26(3):307-309
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Cat liver fluke (Platynosomum fastosum) was identified upon necropsy of a Felis catus (domestic cat). This trematode has not been reported in domestic cats previously in Korea. Diagnosis of this fluke was made by the presence of eggs in the feces of the cat through the fecal sedimentation method. Flukes in the gallbladder, bile duct, and liver parenchyma were revealed by the necropsy findings. This report describes as the first case of a domestic cat with Platynosomum fastosum in Korea.
