Renal dioctophymosis in a free-ranging lesser grison (Galictis cuja): antemortem diagnosis and nephrectomy
Daniele Gehres, Bianca Cherem Corni, Pedro Almeida Rezende, Crisiele Junges Ramgrab, Julia Somavilla Lignon, Fabiane de Holleben Camozzato Fadrique, Laís Formiga Silva, Claudia Giordani, Fabiane Borelli Grecco, Josaine Cristina da Silva Rappeti, Raqueli Teresinha França · 2026
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Description
A giant kidney worm can hollow out the kidney of a wild mammal, and it is most often found after death. Daniele Gehres and ten co-authors report a live find in 2026: a lesser grison, a small wild hunter of South America, brought in after a car strike. The adult male weighed 1.85 kilograms and showed signs of a head injury.
Tests in care told the tale. Dung and urine both held the worm's eggs. A scan of the belly showed worm shapes where the right kidney should be, with no sound kidney tissue left. The left kidney had grown to take up the slack. The team removed the ruined kidney by surgery, then nursed the animal back for release. A live diagnosis, the authors note, is the rare part.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Daniele Gehres, Bianca Cherem Corni, Pedro Almeida Rezende, Crisiele Junges Ramgrab, Julia Somavilla Lignon, Fabiane de Holleben Camozzato Fadrique, Laís Formiga Silva, Claudia Giordani, Fabiane Borelli Grecco, Josaine Cristina da Silva Rappeti, Raqueli Teresinha França |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 24 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |