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Journal of Veterinary Medical Science • Vol 87 • No 4
Treatment of esophagogastric intussusception due to cryptosporidiosis using paromomycin in a corn snake (<i>Pantherophis guttatus</i>)
January 2025 • Utako Shimizu, M Kurihara, Kenichi Tamukai, Kazutaka YAMADA
A 3-year-old captive corn snake (Pantherophis guttatus) was taken our veterinary clinic with a complaint of intermittent body swelling. Radiography revealed soft-tissue swelling, and ultrasonography confirmed intussusception of the digestive tract. Celiotomy revealed esophagogastric intussusception, which was subsequently corrected. Histopathological examination of gastric mucosal biopsy and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) from feces were revealed protozoan parasitism within the lesion and detected specific genes …
Intussusception (Medical Disorder)
Biology
Internal Medicine
Medicine
Antibiotic