Platynosomum fastosum Infestation in a Domestic Cat in Korea
2010
Kim, J.M., Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Republic of Korea | Che, J.H., Clinical Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea | Jeong, D.H., Clinical Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea | Kang, B.C., Clinical Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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.
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