Difference between revisions of "Aelurostrongylosis"

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-*Often asymptomatic; serious respiratory problems usually due to deficient immunity.
+#redirect[[Aelurostrongylus abstrusus]]
-*Prognosis poor.
-*Post mortem examination reveals greenish nodules in lungs.
-*Histopathology diferentiates these from tuberculosis.
-*Infections often asymptomatic, but can cause serious respiratory problems, especially in immunocompromised cats.[[File:Example.jpg]]
-Fenbendazole is licensed for treatment.
+[[Category:Respiratory Parasitic Infections]][[Category:Respiratory Diseases - Cat]]
-*Live in [[Lungs Inflammatory - Pathology|lung parenchyma]] and [[Bronchi and Bronchioles Inflammatory - Pathology#Infectious causes of bronchitis or bronchiolitis|small bronchioles]]
-*Grossly:
-**Firm yellow nodules scattered throughout parenchyma, more frequently at periphery
-*Microscopically:
-**Eggs and larvae in the alveolar spaces cause a foreign body type reaction (surrounded by mononuclear cells and giant cells)
-**Submucosal gland hypertrophy and smooth muscle hypertrophy in airway and vessel walls
-*Associated clinical signs are mild although heavy infestations may -> chronic coughing
-*The airway eosinophilia which may be detected can be confused with a diagnosis of asthma