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Caused by: [[Aelurostrongylus abstrusus]]
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*Often asymptomatic; serious respiratory problems usually due to deficient immunity.
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[[Category:Respiratory Parasitic Infections]][[Category:Respiratory Diseases - Cat]]
*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.
 
 
 
Fenbendazole is licensed for treatment.
 
 
 
*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
 

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