Filaroides hirthi hyperinfection associated with adrenal cortical carcinoma in a dog.
An adrenal cortical carcinoma, verminous pneumonia and hepatic parasitic granulomas were found at necropsy in a 10-year-old castrated male Dalmatian. Filaroides hirthi hyperinfection due to endogenous cortisol production was diagnosed on the basis of clinical and clinicopathological evidence of hyperadrenocorticism, pathological findings and parasite identification.
D000302:Adrenal Cortex / Q000473:pathology; D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D000818:Animals; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D004285:Dogs; D005368:Filariasis / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male