Histopathological study of trypanosomiasis in camels of al-Diwaniyah province

Abstract EN

The present study includes knowledge the histopathological changed of trypanosomiasis that is caused by Trypanosoma evansi in camels.

Sample including: kidney, liver and spleen.

The histological manifestation of the liver in the acute stage of trypanosomiasis shows coagulative necrosis, hemosiderin infiltration and billrubin.In the chronic stage shows infiltration of fibrous tissue and connective tissue between the lobules of the liver and decrease number of hepatic cells with hemorrhage, red blood cells among the hepatic cells.Lesions of spleen in the acute stage reveals hemorrhage and active lymphoid follicles with clumping of trypanosoma in spleen surrounded by inflammatory cells, in chronic stage fibrosis between the cells with increase thickness of trabeculae.In chronic stage of trypanosomiasis in kidney show glumerulonepheritic due to precipitation of immune complexes as homogenous and calcified glumerulus due to precipitation calcium with desquamation of epithelial cells which are lined the urinary tubules and full the lumen of tubules, glomerulus suffer from shrink of the tuft, increase thickness of Bowman’s capsule due to infiltration of fibrous tissue.