[Aelurostrongylus abstrusus pneumonia in an immunosuppressed cat].
This study was performed on a mixed breed street cat whose immune system had been suppressed by cortisone. Necropsy following the cat's death indicated the presence of hepatized areas of 1-1.5 cm sizes located in whole lung lobules. The samples prepared for histopathological examination confirmed verminous pneumonia. The agent causing the pathology was determined to be Aelurostrongylus abstrusus.
Atasever
Ayhan
A
Erciyes Universitesi, Veteriner Fakültesi, Patoloji Anabilim Dali, Kayseri, Turkey. atasevera@erciyes.edu.tr
Yazar
Süleyman
S
D000818:Animals; D001344:Autopsy / Q000662:veterinary; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000276:immunology / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology; D002415:Cats; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D008168:Lung / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D008174:Lung Diseases, Parasitic / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008681:Metastrongyloidea / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D017206:Strongylida Infections / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*