REPORT CASE ABOUT (Dioctophyma renale) IN FEMALE DOG

Abstract

A female dog underwent ovariohysterectomy (spay) was obtained circumvention two worms in their abdominal cavity during the time of surgical incision, these being identified as parasites renale Dioctophyma. D. renale is a kidney parasite affecting usually pretty dogs that feed on the streets and those living in areas close to water margins. It is an anthropozoonosis of great importance to public health, where the parasite usually invades the abdominal cavity, but also penetrates the right kidney due to its anatomical location next to the duodenum causing the destruction of the renal parenchyma. Clinical signs, in most cases, are imperceptible. They were ordered three types of complementary tests to confirm the diagnosis: examination of identification of worms, urinalysis and examination of renal function.