Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with long-term cough treated for Oslerus osleri lung worm
By Levitan, D M et al.·Published in Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association·1996·Department of Small Animal Medicine, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Treatment of Oslerus osleri infestation in a dog: case report and literature review.
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Plain-English summary
A 1.5-year-old Scottish terrier was brought to the vet with a cough that had been getting worse over the past seven weeks. The vet diagnosed the dog with a respiratory infection caused by a parasite called Oslerus osleri, which is common in dogs. To treat the infestation, the vet prescribed a combination of prednisone, an anti-inflammatory medication, and thiabendazole, a dewormer. After following this treatment plan, the dog showed improvement and the cough resolved.
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Abstract
Oslerus osleri (O. osleri), found throughout the world, reportedly is the most common respiratory nematode of wild and domestic dogs. Oslerus osleri infestation was diagnosed in a 1.5-year-old Scottish terrier presenting with a seven-week history of progressive cough. Diagnosis was based upon visualization of characteristic lesions on bronchoscopic evaluation and recovery of O. osleri larvae from tracheal and bronchoalveolar lavage samples on fecal analyses. Therapy was successful using anti-inflammatory doses of prednisone (0.5 mg/kg body weight, per os [PO] every other day) and thiabendazole (35 mg/kg body weight, PO q 12 hrs for five days; then 70 mg/kg body weight, PO q 12 hrs for 21 days).
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8875360/