DILATED CARDIOMYOPATHY AND AMEBIC GASTRITIS IN A GIANT ANTEATER (MYRMECOPHAGA TRIDACTYLA)

An approximately 11-mo-old female giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) exhibited anorexia, lethargy, hypothermia, depression, and minimal response to external stimuli. Radiography and ultrasonography revealed an enlarged heart, with free gas and fluid in the abdomen. Abdominocentesis produced a...

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Published in:Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine 2002-09, Vol.33 (3), p.272-279
Main Authors: Coke, Rob L, Carpenter, James W, Aboellail, Tawfk, Armbrust, Laura, Isaza, Ramiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abdomen - diagnostic imaging
Acanthameba
Acanthamoeba - isolation & purification
Amebiasis
Amebiasis - complications
Amebiasis - veterinary
Animals
Animals, Zoo
Ascitic Fluid - pathology
Ascitic Fluid - veterinary
Blood
Cardiomyopathy, Dilated - complications
Cardiomyopathy, Dilated - pathology
Cardiomyopathy, Dilated - veterinary
CASE REPORTS
Congestive heart failure
Dilated cardiomyopathy
Echocardiography - veterinary
Entameba
Entamoeba - isolation & purification
Entamoebiasis - complications
Entamoebiasis - veterinary
Fatal Outcome
Female
Fluids
gastric perforation
Gastritis - complications
Gastritis - parasitology
Gastritis - veterinary
Giant anteater
Liver
Myrmecophaga tridactyla
Paracentesis - veterinary
Peptic Ulcer Perforation - complications
Peptic Ulcer Perforation - pathology
Peptic Ulcer Perforation - veterinary
Radiography, Abdominal - veterinary
Stomach - pathology
Stomach ulcer
Stomach Ulcer - complications
Stomach Ulcer - parasitology
Stomach Ulcer - veterinary
Ultrasonography
Xenarthra - parasitology
Zoos
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Summary:An approximately 11-mo-old female giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) exhibited anorexia, lethargy, hypothermia, depression, and minimal response to external stimuli. Radiography and ultrasonography revealed an enlarged heart, with free gas and fluid in the abdomen. Abdominocentesis produced a clear brown fluid with an acute to subacute septic suppurative exudate. Cardiac ultrasonography revealed a dilated, thin-walled left ventricle with a comparatively low fractional shortening. Despite intensive supportive care, the anteater died. Postmortem findings included gastric ulceration with perforation near the pylorus. Entameba spp. and Acanthamoeba spp. were both identified in large numbers at the site of the gastric ulceration and perforation.
ISSN:1042-7260
1937-2825
DOI:10.1638/1042-7260(2002)033[0272:DCAAGI]2.0.CO;2