Difference between revisions of "Dirofilaria immitis"

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[[Image:Dirofilaria immitus.jpg|thumb|right|150px|''Dirofilaria immitus'' - Courtesy of the Laboratory of Parasitology, University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine]]
 
 
 
*May cause [[Muscles Degenerative - Pathology#Ischaemia|muscle ischaemia]] in dogs due to arteritis and thrombosis of external iliac arteries and their branches
 
*May cause [[Muscles Degenerative - Pathology#Ischaemia|muscle ischaemia]] in dogs due to arteritis and thrombosis of external iliac arteries and their branches

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PARASITES
FILARIOIDEA



Dirofilariasis. Courtesy of T. Scase
Dirofilariasis. Courtesy of T. Scase
Dirofilaria immitus - Courtesy of the Laboratory of Parasitology, University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine
  • May cause muscle ischaemia in dogs due to arteritis and thrombosis of external iliac arteries and their branches