dermatorrhagia parasitica

dermatorrhagia parasitica
a disease of the skin of horses, other equids, and cattle in Europe and Asia, marked by hard elevations formed by accumulations of blood between skin layers; the cause is a parasitic worm, Parafilaria multipapillosa (in equids) or P. bovicola (in cattle). Called also summer bleeding.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • summer bleeding — dermatorrhagia parasitica …   Medical dictionary

  • Parafilaria multipapillosa — A common filarial parasite that causes dermatorrhagia parasitica …   Medical dictionary

  • Parafilaria — Par·a·fi·la·ria (par″ə fĭ larґe ə) a genus of nematodes of the superfamily Filarioides that infect ruminants. P. boviґcola causes dermatorrhagia parasitica (summer bleeding) in cattle. P. multipapilloґsa causes the same… …   Medical dictionary

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