Case report: Blindness associated with
Learedius learedi
Red Sea
Spirorchiid
blindness
green sea turtle
optic nerve
Journal
Frontiers in veterinary science
ISSN: 2297-1769
Titre abrégé: Front Vet Sci
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101666658
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2023
2023
Historique:
received:
14
07
2023
accepted:
29
08
2023
medline:
16
10
2023
pubmed:
16
10
2023
entrez:
16
10
2023
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Spirorchiid blood flukes are widespread in sea turtles, causing disease and mortality in their populations, with high prevalence in several ocean basins. Besides being leading parasitic causes of sea turtle strandings in several parts of the world, these infectious agents can cause endocarditis, vasculitis, thrombosis, miliary egg granulomas, and aneurysms, which ultimately may compromise the survival of green sea turtles. More severe cases may also result in multifocal granulomatous meningitis or pneumonia, both of which can be fatal. Herein, we report the first case of severe trematode infection, Caused by
Identifiants
pubmed: 37841474
doi: 10.3389/fvets.2023.1258522
pmc: PMC10570618
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Pagination
1258522Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2023 Morick, Bachmann, Shemesh, Botero-Anug, Zemach-Shamir, Aizenberg, Davidovich, Goldberg, Kan, Ofri, Tchernov and Levy.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.
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