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Clinical signs are mainly related to coagulopathies and the presence of worms, eggs and larvae in the pulmonary vasculature and parenchyma.  They include:

Clinical signs are mainly related to coagulopathies and the presence of worms, eggs and larvae in the pulmonary vasculature and parenchyma.  They include:

#'''Coagulopathies:'''

'''Coagulopathies:'''

*'''Cutaneous bruising'''

*'''Cutaneous bruising'''

*[[Haemorrhagic Effusion|'''Intra-cavitatory haemorrhage''']] producing haemoabdomen or haemothorax<ref>Sasanelli M, Paradies P, Otranto D, Lia RP, de Caprariis D. '''Haemothorax associated with Angiostrongylus vasorum infection in a dog.''' ''Vet Parasitol. 2009 Dec 23;166(3-4):326-32. Epub 2009 Sep 17.''</ref>  

*[[Haemorrhagic Effusion|'''Intra-cavitatory haemorrhage''']] producing haemoabdomen or haemothorax<ref>Sasanelli M, Paradies P, Otranto D, Lia RP, de Caprariis D. '''Haemothorax associated with Angiostrongylus vasorum infection in a dog.''' ''Vet Parasitol. 2009 Dec 23;166(3-4):326-32. Epub 2009 Sep 17.''</ref>  

*Haematomas may form in the spinal cord and cause neurological signs

*Haematomas may form in the spinal cord and cause neurological signs

#'''Pulmonary disease, manifesting as:'''

'''Pulmonary disease, manifesting as:'''

*A soft productive '''moist cough'''

*A soft productive '''moist cough'''

*In severe cases, dyspnoea and tachypnoea may be observed

*In severe cases, dyspnoea and tachypnoea may be observed