Eurytrema procyonis and pancreatitis in a cat

J Feline Med Surg. 2008 Aug;10(4):384-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jfms.2008.01.001. Epub 2008 Mar 4.

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Anthelmintics / therapeutic use
  • Cat Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Cat Diseases / drug therapy
  • Cat Diseases / parasitology
  • Cats
  • Dicrocoeliidae / isolation & purification*
  • Feces / parasitology
  • Male
  • Pancreas / parasitology*
  • Pancreas / pathology
  • Pancreatitis / diagnosis
  • Pancreatitis / drug therapy
  • Pancreatitis / parasitology
  • Pancreatitis / veterinary*
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Trematode Infections / diagnosis
  • Trematode Infections / drug therapy
  • Trematode Infections / veterinary*

Substances

  • Anthelmintics