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[A case of canine angiostrongylosis]
T Ribière1, B Gottstein, E Huber
1Clinique Vétérinaire SVS Les Grillières, Montcherand.
Schweizer Archiv Fur Tierheilkunde
|July 4, 2001
Abstract:
A six-month old bitch presenting a sub-lingual mucocele and hematoma associated with coagulation disorders died four days after the surgical treatment of the mucocele. The necropsy revealed a canine angiostrongylosis, a disease rarely seen in Switzerland. This article summarizes the biology of Angiostrongylus vasorum and describes the lesions and symptoms caused by this cardio-pulmonary helminthosis, as well as its diagnosis and treatment. The connections between angiostrongylosis and coagulation disorders are also discussed.