Cycle erratic Dioctophyme renale: report of two cases Ciclo errático de Dioctophyme renale: relato de dos casos

Dioctophyme renale is the largest roundworm known. The complex epidemiological chain this is indirect life cycle that involves different species. The first-stage larvae-containing eggs must be ingested by an aquatic oligochaete annelid intermediate host, and essential for the continuation of the cycle. It is located in the definitive host priority in the right kidney, but can be found in ectopic location, such as the abdominal cavity. This paper reports the occurrence of two cases in Sao Luis do Maranhao, Brazil. In the first case the animal had been sent to the Veterinary Hospital of the State University of Maranhao for mastectomy and the second case was a consultation in private practice Veterinary Saint Anthony for verification of a volume increase in the inguinal region left, thinking in both cases, the nematode D. renale. The present report contributes to the importance of observing during cavity surgery the anatomy of the viscera