Table 2 Cases of angiostrongylosis discovered browsing the pathological database of Veterinary Pathology Laboratories through 1998–2016 at Veterinary School of Milan University (Northwestern Italy)
Dog ID | Date (month-year) | Breed, age (months), sexa, b | Clinical signs | Outcome | Postmortem findingb | Angio Detect™ b,c | Isolation of first stage larvaeb,c |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | February 2016 | Jack Russel, 24, M | Respiratory distress | good | ND | P | P(Bal)* |
2 | March 2015 | Cao de Agua Portuguese, 24, M | Respiratory distress | good | ND | ND | P (Fl, Baermann test, Bal) |
3 | December 2014 | Mixed-breed, 48, F | Fever | good | ND | P | N (Baermann test) |
4 | June 2014 | Maltese, 12, M | Respiratory distress | good | ND | P | N (Baermann test) |
5 | April 2014 | Mixed-breed, 144, M | Respiratory distress | good | ND | P | N (Baermann test) |
6 | March 2014 | Mixed-breed, 12, F | Respiratory distress | died | pulmonary oedema and hyperaemia adult worm in pulmonary artery | ND | ND |
7 | March 2014 | Springer spaniel, ND., F | Respiratory distress | died | pneumothorax, pneumomediastinum severe, diffuse, pulmonary oedema - severe, diffuse necrotizing haemorrhagic pneumonia with many eggs and larvae right atrial and ventricular dilatation larvae infiltrated medullary sinuses of trachea-bronchial lymph-nodes | ND | ND |
8 | February 2014 | Italian hound, 96, F | Tetraparesis | good | ND | ND | P (Fl, Baermann test, Bal)* |
9 | January 2014 | Lurcher, 84, F | Respiratory distress | good | ND | P | N |
10 | January 2014 | Mixed-breed, 12, M | Ataxia | good | ND | P | P (Baermann test) |
11 | February 2010 | Rhodesian Ridgeback, 8, F | Coagulation disorders and Respiratory distress | died | bleeding from the nasal cavities and all the vessels sectioned extensive areas of pulmonary oedema and haemorrhages section of larvae in kidney and lungs | ND | ND |