Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with persistent cough diagnosed with Oslerus osleri lung infection
By Kliewer, Maya et al.·Published in Veterinary radiology & ultrasound : the official journal of the American College of Veterinary Radiology and the International Veterinary Radiology Association·2023·Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, Canada·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Computed tomographic and bronchoscopic diagnosis of Oslerus osleri infection in a dog.
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Plain-English summary
A 16-month-old Sarplaninac Shepherd cross was brought to the vet because it had a productive cough for a month that didn’t improve with antibiotics. Imaging tests showed nodules in the dog's airways, and a closer examination revealed that these were caused by a parasite called Oslerus osleri. The dog was treated with a medication called fenbendazole for 26 days, and the coughing stopped within three weeks. At a follow-up seven months later, the dog was still healthy and had no signs of the infection returning.
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Abstract
A 16-month-old Sarplaninac Shepherd cross dog presented for a 1-month history of a productive cough that was unresponsive to an empirical 10-day course of cephalexin. Thoracic computed tomography (CT) showed multifocal, well-defined, smoothly marginated, soft tissue attenuating, minimally contrast enhancing nodular airway mural thickenings protruding into the airway lumen in the caudal trachea and principal bronchi. These nodules were also visualized on bronchoscopy, and cytology revealed parasitic larvae consistent with Oslerus osleri. The dog was treated with oral fenbendazole for 26 days. Clinical signs resolved within 3 weeks of treatment initiation and had not relapsed at 7-month follow-up.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37798816/