Parasitic Ulcerous Caseous Gastroesophagitis Associated with Rameshwarotrema uterocrescens Rao, 1975 (Digenea: Pronocephalidae) in a Juvenile Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas, Linnaeus 1758 [Testudines: Cheloniidae]): A Case Report

Here we report a case of ulcerative caseous gastroesophagitis associated with Rameshwarotrema uterocrescens, Rao, 1975 (Digenea: Pronocephalidae), in a juvenile green turtle (Chelonia mydas) from southern Brazil. Similar pathologies have been reported only in adult green turtles from Costa Rica. Thi...

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Published inThe Journal of parasitology Vol. 103; no. 3; pp. 292 - 294
Main Authors Ribeiro, Rachel Bittencourt, Jerdy, Hassan, Werneck, Max R, Goldberg, Daphne W, Bianchi, Mariah, Carvalho, Eulógio C. Q
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States American Society of Parasitologists 01.06.2017
Allen Press Inc
Subjects
Algae
Amino Acids - administration & dosage
Animals
Anti-Bacterial Agents - administration & dosage
Anti-Inflammatory Agents - administration & dosage
Aquatic reptiles
Autopsy - veterinary
Brazil
Case reports
Ceftazidime - administration & dosage
Chelonia mydas
Dexamethasone - administration & dosage
Digenea
Esophagitis
Esophagitis - parasitology
Esophagitis - pathology
Esophagitis - veterinary
Esophagus
Esophagus - parasitology
Esophagus - pathology
Fatal Outcome
Female
Fluid Therapy - veterinary
Gastritis - parasitology
Gastritis - pathology
Gastritis - veterinary
Infusions, Intravenous - veterinary
Lipids - administration & dosage
Parasites
Pronocephalidae
Rameshwarotrema uterocrescens
SHORT COMMUNICATIONS
Trematoda - classification
Trematoda - isolation & purification
Trematoda - ultrastructure
Trematode Infections - pathology
Trematode Infections - therapy
Trematode Infections - veterinary
Turtles
Turtles - parasitology
Brazil
Costa Rica
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Summary:Here we report a case of ulcerative caseous gastroesophagitis associated with Rameshwarotrema uterocrescens, Rao, 1975 (Digenea: Pronocephalidae), in a juvenile green turtle (Chelonia mydas) from southern Brazil. Similar pathologies have been reported only in adult green turtles from Costa Rica. This paper presents the second report of parasitic esophagitis due to R. uterocrescens and the first occurrence in juvenile green turtles along coastal Brazil.
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ISSN:0022-3395
1937-2345
DOI:10.1645/16-106