Strongyloides spp. in cats: a review of the literature and the first report of zoonotic Strongyloides stercoralis in colonic epithelial nodular hyperplasia in cats

Table 2 Signalment, history and lesions in cases of S. tumefaciens reported in domestic cats

Location, year	Signalment	History	Size of colonic nodules (mm)	Other lesions	Reference
Louisiana, 1927	Domestic cat	Died	2–10	ni	[24]
Florida, 1930	Domestic cat	Died after period of chronic diarrhea	2–10	ni	[24]
Louisiana, 1977	6 months, intact female, Domestic Shorthair (DSH) cat	Died after period of anorexia and serous oculonasal discharge. Recent fecal examination with small numbers of Strongyloides larvae, A. tubaeforme and T. cati eggs	2–3	Pleuritis	[25]
Georgia, 1987	Male, Siamese	Euthanized due to suspicion of feline leukemia	2–3	ni	[26]
Brazil, 2012	Adult, male, mongrel domestic cat	Died after period of debilitation, muscle weakness and icterus	2–20	Jaundice; focally extensive necrosuppurative hepatitis; splenomegaly; lymphadenomegaly	[27]
Brazil, 2013	Adult, male, mongrel domestic cat	Died after period of chronic diarrhea and progressive weight loss	2–20	None	[27]

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