Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Pulmonary hypertension from lungworm infection in young cat reversed
By Dirven, Mark et al.·Published in Journal of veterinary cardiology : the official journal of the European Society of Veterinary Cardiology·2012·Dierenkliniek Rijen, Netherlands·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Reversible pulmonary hypertension associated with lungworm infection in a young cat.
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Plain-English summary
Two ten-week-old kittens were brought in because they were having trouble breathing. Over the next two weeks, their breathing got worse, and one kitten developed a heart murmur before sadly passing away. A necropsy revealed severe lung damage caused by a lungworm infection. The surviving kitten was treated with medications that eliminated the parasites, and after treatment, both the breathing issues and heart problems improved significantly.
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Abstract
Two ten-week-old kittens presented with dyspnea. Two weeks later dyspnea had worsened and both kittens had developed a heart murmur. One kitten died and necropsy showed severe granulomatous pneumonia and moderate bronchi(oli)tis and peribronchi(oli)tis caused by Aelurostrongylus abstrusus. The results from echocardiography, thoracic radiography and the other kitten's fecal examination were interpreted as severe parasitic pneumonia caused by A. abstrusus infection with pulmonary hypertension. Repeated administration of milbemycine-oxime and praziquantel resulted in cessation of larvae shedding and resolution of clinical, radiographic and echocardiographic signs of bronchopneumonia and pulmonary hypertension.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22877978/