Pleural effusion as a sequela to aelurostrongylosis in a cat.
A two-year-old domestic cat was admitted with dyspnea and coughing. Unilateral pleural effusion with characteristics of an eosinophilic exudate was demonstrated. A direct fecal smear was positive for Aelurostrongylus abstrussus larvae. Treatment with levamisole and fenbendazole was curative. Aelurostrongylosis should be suspected in any cat with dyspnea, coughing, or pleural effusion.
D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology; D002415:Cats; D007978:Levamisole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D008681:Metastrongyloidea; D009349:Nematode Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary*
D007978:Levamisole