1. Irreversible Ocular Lesions in a Dog With Angiostrongylus Vasorum Infection.
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Ciuca L, Meomartino L, Piantedosi D, Cortese L, Cringoli G, Rinaldi L, and Lamagna B
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- Animals, Dog Diseases diagnosis, Dog Diseases drug therapy, Dogs, Eye Diseases diagnosis, Eye Diseases drug therapy, Eye Diseases parasitology, Feces parasitology, Female, Glaucoma complications, Italy, Lens Subluxation parasitology, Lens Subluxation veterinary, Lung Diseases, Parasitic diagnostic imaging, Lung Diseases, Parasitic veterinary, Panuveitis parasitology, Panuveitis veterinary, Retinal Detachment parasitology, Retinal Detachment veterinary, Strongylida Infections diagnosis, Strongylida Infections drug therapy, Angiostrongylus isolation & purification, Dog Diseases parasitology, Eye Diseases veterinary, Strongylida Infections veterinary
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This report describes a 10-month-old dog with a sudden loss of vision and severe dyspnoea. The ocular examination revealed bilateral panuveitis, lens subluxation, secondary glaucoma, and retinal detachment. In addition, the ocular ultrasound showed in the vitreous body of the right eye, a small doubled-lined foreign body compatible with an intraocular parasite. Radiographs of the thorax revealed an increased opacity with mixed lung pattern (alveolar and bronchial) and thoracic ultrasonography showed several subpleural nodules. The presence of Angiostrongylus vasorum first stage larvae was confirmed with 324 larvae per gram of feces and an antigen test for the parasite (AngioDetect, IDEXX) also yielded a positive result. The severe and irreversible ocular lesions described in this case enhanced the complexity of the clinical picture of canine angiostrongylosis. Infection with the parasite should be included in the list of differential diagnoses for ocular uveitis to avoid potentially serious complications related to a missed or delayed diagnosis., (Copyright © 2019 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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- 2019
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