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Case Reports
. 2008 Aug;10(4):384-7.
doi: 10.1016/j.jfms.2008.01.001. Epub 2008 Mar 4.

Eurytrema procyonis and pancreatitis in a cat

Kristin K Vyhnal  1 , Stephen C Barr, William E Hornbuckle, Amy E Yeager, Susan E Wade, Marguerite F Frongillo, Kenneth W Simpson, Dwight D Bowman
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Case Reports

Eurytrema procyonis and pancreatitis in a cat

Kristin K Vyhnal et al. J Feline Med Surg. 2008 Aug.

Abstract

A young adult male domestic shorthair cat was presented for physical examination, routine vaccinations, and a fecal examination. Physical examination revealed no significant abnormalities. Eggs of the raccoon pancreatic fluke Eurytrema procyonis were detected by fecal flotation. Results of a complete blood count and serum biochemistry panel were normal. Abdominal sonography revealed an enlarged hypoechoic pancreas with a hyperechoic rim, and a distended and thickened pancreatic duct. Serum pancreatic lipase immunoreactivity (PLI) was increased. These findings supported the possibility of fluke-associated pancreatitis. Treatment with praziquantel/pyrantel/febantel was associated with resolution of sonographic abnormalities and normalization of PLI.

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Fig 1.
A Eurytrema procyonis egg passed in the feces of the cat in this case (bar represents 50 μm).
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Long-axis sonographic view of the left limb of the pancreas in the E procyonis infected cat. (A) At time of presentation. Note the mildly enlarged pancreas (1.0 cm thick) with its irregular contour. The pancreatic duct has thickened walls, an irregular, ‘beaded’, mildly distended lumen, and hypoechoic lumen contents. (B) Eighteen weeks after treatment with praziquantel, pyrantel, and febantel. The pancreas has a smooth contour and is reduced in size (0.8 cm thick). The pancreatic duct is now of normal size and architecture.
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