title: Reversible pulmonary hypertension associated with lungworm infection in a young cat.
abstract: Two ten-week-old kittens presented with dyspnea. Two weeks later dyspnea had worsened and both kittens had developed a heart murmur. One kitten died and necropsy showed severe granulomatous pneumonia and moderate bronchi(oli)tis and peribronchi(oli)tis caused by Aelurostrongylus abstrusus. The results from echocardiography, thoracic radiography and the other kitten's fecal examination were interpreted as severe parasitic pneumonia caused by A. abstrusus infection with pulmonary hypertension. Repeated administration of milbemycine-oxime and praziquantel resulted in cessation of larvae shedding and resolution of clinical, radiographic and echocardiographic signs of bronchopneumonia and pulmonary hypertension.
authors.affiliation: Dierenkliniek Rijen, Hoofdstraat 16, 5121 JE Rijen, The Netherlands. mark.dirven@dierenkliniekrijen.nl
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dirven
authors.forename: Viktor
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Szatmári
authors.forename: Ted
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: van den Ingh
authors.forename: Rolf
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nijsse
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology; D002415:Cats; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000209:etiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D017183:Strongylida / Q000145:classification; D017206:Strongylida Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*