Rupture of femoral artery in a dog infected with Angiostrongylus vasorum.
A crossbred bitch, infected with Angiostrongylus vasorum, died on the 46th day post infection. Post mortem findings showed that the rupture of the femoral artery was the cause of death. A. vasorum was present in the femoral artery.
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Department of Parasitology of Federal University of Minas Gerais State, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
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D000801:Angiostrongylus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000818:Animals; D002423:Cause of Death; D003645:Death, Sudden / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D005263:Femoral Artery; D008297:Male; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D017206:Strongylida Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*