Cloaca prolapse and cystitis in green iguana (Iguana iguana) caused by a novel Cryptosporidium species

Marja J L Kik; Alphons J A M van Asten; Johannes A. Lenstra; Jolle Kirpensteijn

doi:10.1016/j.vetpar.2010.10.002

Cloaca prolapse and cystitis in green iguana (Iguana iguana) caused by a novel Cryptosporidium species

Marja J L Kik^*
, Alphons J A M van Asten
, Johannes A. Lenstra
, Jolle Kirpensteijn

^*Corresponding author for this work

Veterinary Medicine

Utrecht University

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Abstract

Cryptosporidium infection was associated with colitis and cystitis in 2 green iguanas (Iguana iguana). The disease was characterized by a chronic clinical course of cloacal prolapses and cystitis. Histological examination of the gut and urinary bladder showed numerous Cryptosporidium developmental stages on the surface of the epithelium with mixed inflammatory response in the lamina propria. Cryptosporidium oocysts were visualised in a cytological preparation of the faeces. Based on the small subunit ribosomal RNA gene the cryptosporidia were characterized as belonging to the intestinal cryptosporidial lineage, but not to Cryptosporidium saurophilum or Cryptosporidium serpentis species. © 2010 Elsevier B.V.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	165-167
Number of pages	3
Journal	Veterinary Parasitology
Volume	175
Issue number	1-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetpar.2010.10.002
Publication status	Published - 10 Jan 2011

Keywords

Cloacal prolapse
Cryptosporidium
Cystitis
Iguana
Molecular characterisation
Reptile

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Cloaca prolapse and cystitis in green iguana (Iguana iguana) caused by a novel Cryptosporidium species

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