Verminous pneumonia due to Filaroides hirthi in a Scottish terrier in Spain.
A previously healthy Scottish terrier developed verminous pneumonia due to Filaroides hirthi. The disease was diagnosed on the basis of cytology of a transtracheal wash, which contained 17 per cent eosinophils and a large number of parasite larvae. Treatment with 50 mg/kg bodyweight fenbendazole daily for three weeks eliminated the parasites and improved the clinical condition of the dog.
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Departamento de Medicina y Cirugía Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria, Hospital Clínico Veterinario, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain.
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García-Real
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Fermín-Rodríguez
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Mateo
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D000818:Animals; D000969:Antinematodal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000469:parasitology; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D005273:Fenbendazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005368:Filariasis / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D005370:Filarioidea / Q000302:isolation & purification; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D013030:Spain
D000969:Antinematodal Agents; D005273:Fenbendazole