Hepatic capilariasis in a dog

Abstract

Spontaneous occurance of “hepatic capilariasis” in a dog is presented by the A.A. The lesions were submitted to macro and microscopic studies and the direct examination of oviform structures could be characterized as eggs of Capillaria hepatica (Bancroft, 1893) Travassos, 1915 — Capillariidae — Trichuroidea. After a throughbly bibliographic search, the A.A. concluded that this is the firest time a case of dog’s “hepatic capilariasis” is described in the State of São Paulo.O artigo apresenta resumo em inglês

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