Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog coughing and trouble breathing diagnosed with lung actinomycosis
By Breitschwerdt, Edward B. & Watters, John W.·Published in Veterinary Radiology·1983·View original on Crossref →
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Original publication title: PULMONARY ACTINOMYCOSIS IN A DOG
- Species:
- dog
Plain-English summary
A 6-year-old spayed female mixed-breed dog was brought to the vet because she had been coughing, having trouble breathing, feeling tired during exercise, and running a fever for four months. After tests, the vet found a lung infection caused by a bacteria called Actinomyces. The dog was treated with antibiotics, which helped her feel better, and she showed no symptoms of lung disease two years later, even though some lung damage was still visible on X-rays.
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Abstract
A six‐year‐old spayed female mixed‐breed dog was evaluated for coughing, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, and intermittent fever of four month's duration. Extensive alveolar, interstitial, and peribroncial infiltration was observed throughout the lung fields, Pulmonary actinomycosis was diagnosed by isolation of Actinomyces from anaerobic cuture of a transtracheal aspirate. Therapy for Actinomycs resulted in clinical remission; however, radiographic evidence of a severe pulmonary pathologic condition remained 45 days after the initiation of therapy. The dog was asymptomatic for pulmonary disease two years following treatment.
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Search related cases →Original publication on Crossref: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1740-8261.1983.tb01565.x