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