Oslerus (Filaroides) osleri in a dog.
A young female Queensland Blue Heeler with signs of severe respiratory distress was diagnosed as having Oslerus osleri. Radiographic, bronchoscopic, parasitologic and pathologic findings are described and treatment is briefly reviewed. A possible route of larval migration from the pulmonary capillaries to the predilection site is proposed.
D000818:Animals; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology*; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D005368:Filariasis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D005370:Filarioidea / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008174:Lung Diseases, Parasitic / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*