Hidrocele associada a septoriose em equino - relato de caso.

Abstract

Setariosis is a parasitic infection transmitted by mosquitoes that presents different pathogenies, according with parasite species and definitive host. In horses, the most important species is Setaria equina, an innocuous habitant on digestive tract. The pathogeny of this species is related to erratic parasitic migration, leading to inflammatory modifications in the tissue where parasites are located. Literature reportsof setariosis in horses are scarce, being more usual reports of setariosis in the ocularor nervous system, whereas migration to reproductive tract is not commonly reported.The goal of the present work was to report a case of setariosis in a horse that was identified during an orchiectomy procedure of an animal who presented lesions on scrotal skin and hydrocele. The case report aggregate to the literature of equine medicine, due to the need of meticulous studies of Setaria parasites on veterinary routine, since it might have contributed to horse’s hydrocele.