Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with Loeffler's endocarditis and fluid buildup from mast cell
By Harris, B J et al.·Published in Journal of comparative pathology·2013·Northwest Surgeons, United Kingdom·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Loeffler's endocarditis and bicavity eosinophilic effusions in a dog with visceral mast cell tumour and hypereosinophilia.
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Plain-English summary
A 9-year-old crossbred dog was brought to the vet with diarrhea and rapid breathing that had lasted for two weeks. Tests showed a high number of eosinophils, a type of white blood cell, and imaging revealed fluid buildup in the chest and abdomen. Further examination found a visceral mast cell tumor, a type of cancer, which was confirmed after the dog passed away. The dog had also developed heart inflammation related to the cancer. Unfortunately, the outcome was not positive, as the dog did not survive.
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Abstract
A 9-year-old crossbred dog was presented with a 2-week history of diarrhoea and tachypnoea. Marked circulating eosinophilia was identified. Pleural and abdominal effusions were detected by radiography and ultrasonography and cytological examination of these fluids revealed a predominance of eosinophils. Splenic and hepatic cytology revealed mast cell neoplasia, which was confirmed as visceral mast cell tumour on post-mortem examination. Histological changes of myocardial inflammation, necrosis and fibrosis were found. These findings are consistent with Loeffler's endocarditis.
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