Beyond Parasitism: Hepatic Lesions in Stranded Harbor Porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) Without Trematode (Campula oblonga) Infections
The liver can be an indicator of the health of an individual or of a group, which can be especially important to identify agents that can cause disease in multiple species. To better characterize hepatic lesions in stranded harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena), we analyzed the livers from 39 porpois...
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ftunivrotterdam:oai:repub.eur.nl:92424 2023-07-16T04:00:31+02:00 Beyond Parasitism: Hepatic Lesions in Stranded Harbor Porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) Without Trematode (Campula oblonga) Infections Hiemstra, S. Harkema, L. (Liesbeth) Wiersma, L.C.M. (Lidewij) Keesler, R.I. 2015-01-01 application/pdf http://repub.eur.nl/pub/92424 https://doi.org/10.1177/0300985814560233 en eng http://repub.eur.nl/pub/92424 doi:10.1177/0300985814560233 urn:hdl:1765/92424 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Veterinary Pathology vol. 52 no. 6, pp. 1243-1249 cetaceans harbor porpoise hepatic lipidosis hepatitis liver disease Phocoena phocoena retrospective case series wildlife info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2015 ftunivrotterdam https://doi.org/10.1177/0300985814560233 2023-06-26T22:14:35Z The liver can be an indicator of the health of an individual or of a group, which can be especially important to identify agents that can cause disease in multiple species. To better characterize hepatic lesions in stranded harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena), we analyzed the livers from 39 porpoises that stranded along the Dutch coast between December 2008 and December 2012. The animals were selected because they had either gross or histologic liver lesions with minimal autolysis and no evidence of trematode (Campula oblonga) infection. The most common finding was a chronic hepatitis (22/39, 56.4%) that was often associated with significant disease reported in another organ system (18/22, 81.8%), of which 14 had chronic systemic disease. One case of chronic hepatitis was so severe as to mimic lymphoma, which could only be differentiated with immunohistochemistry. The other common lesions were lipidosis (11/39, 28.2%) and acute hepatitis (6/39, 15.4%), often in combination with mild chronic changes. Overall, although there were no consistent trends in etiology for the hepatic lesions, lipidosis was associated with starvation (8/11, 72.7%) and acute disease, and acute hepatitis was associated with bacterial infections and sepsis (6/6, 100%). Article in Journal/Newspaper Phocoena phocoena RePub - Publications from Erasmus University, Rotterdam Veterinary Pathology 52 6 1243 1249 |
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cetaceans harbor porpoise hepatic lipidosis hepatitis liver disease Phocoena phocoena retrospective case series wildlife Hiemstra, S. Harkema, L. (Liesbeth) Wiersma, L.C.M. (Lidewij) Keesler, R.I. Beyond Parasitism: Hepatic Lesions in Stranded Harbor Porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) Without Trematode (Campula oblonga) Infections |
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The liver can be an indicator of the health of an individual or of a group, which can be especially important to identify agents that can cause disease in multiple species. To better characterize hepatic lesions in stranded harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena), we analyzed the livers from 39 porpoises that stranded along the Dutch coast between December 2008 and December 2012. The animals were selected because they had either gross or histologic liver lesions with minimal autolysis and no evidence of trematode (Campula oblonga) infection. The most common finding was a chronic hepatitis (22/39, 56.4%) that was often associated with significant disease reported in another organ system (18/22, 81.8%), of which 14 had chronic systemic disease. One case of chronic hepatitis was so severe as to mimic lymphoma, which could only be differentiated with immunohistochemistry. The other common lesions were lipidosis (11/39, 28.2%) and acute hepatitis (6/39, 15.4%), often in combination with mild chronic changes. Overall, although there were no consistent trends in etiology for the hepatic lesions, lipidosis was associated with starvation (8/11, 72.7%) and acute disease, and acute hepatitis was associated with bacterial infections and sepsis (6/6, 100%). |
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Hiemstra, S. Harkema, L. (Liesbeth) Wiersma, L.C.M. (Lidewij) Keesler, R.I. |
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Beyond Parasitism: Hepatic Lesions in Stranded Harbor Porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) Without Trematode (Campula oblonga) Infections |
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Beyond Parasitism: Hepatic Lesions in Stranded Harbor Porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) Without Trematode (Campula oblonga) Infections |
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Beyond Parasitism: Hepatic Lesions in Stranded Harbor Porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) Without Trematode (Campula oblonga) Infections |
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Beyond Parasitism: Hepatic Lesions in Stranded Harbor Porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) Without Trematode (Campula oblonga) Infections |
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Beyond Parasitism: Hepatic Lesions in Stranded Harbor Porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) Without Trematode (Campula oblonga) Infections |
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beyond parasitism: hepatic lesions in stranded harbor porpoises (phocoena phocoena) without trematode (campula oblonga) infections |
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