Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with vomiting and bloody diarrhea had heartworms in abdominal
By Grimes, Janet A et al.·Published in The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne·2016·Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences (Grimes, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Aberrant heartworm migration to the abdominal aorta and systemic arteriolitis in a dog presenting with vomiting and hemorrhagic diarrhea.
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Plain-English summary
A 2-year-old Dachshund was brought in for vomiting and bloody diarrhea. An abdominal ultrasound showed heartworms (Dirofilaria immitis) in the abdominal aorta and damage to a part of the small intestine. Unfortunately, the dog was euthanized due to the severity of the condition, which involved widespread blood vessel inflammation caused by the heartworms. This case highlights a rare and serious complication of heartworm disease.
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Abstract
A 2-year-old Dachshund was presented for vomiting and diarrhea. Abdominal ultrasound revealed Dirofilaria immitis in the abdominal aorta and an avascular segment of small intestine. The dog was euthanized. Necropsy revealed D. immitis in the abdominal aorta and widespread necrotizing arteriolitis. This is a unique presentation of aberrant migration of D. immitis.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26740703/