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Multidetector computed tomographic pulmonary angiography in a cat with fatal heartworm disease
Author(s) -
Panopoulos Ioannis,
Specchi Swan,
Soubasis Nektarios,
Papastefanou Anastasia,
Brellou Georgia,
Auriemma Edoardo
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
veterinary radiology and ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.541
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1740-8261
pISSN - 1058-8183
DOI - 10.1111/vru.12508
Subject(s) - medicine , dirofilaria immitis , radiology , computed tomographic , respiratory distress , hypoventilation , lung , angiography , computed tomographic angiography , interstitial lung disease , respiratory system , computed tomography , helminths , immunology
A 17‐month‐old neutered male domestic shorthair cat was referred for a computed tomographic (CT) study of the thorax due to respiratory distress. Multidetector CT angiography showed a multifocal interstitial ground glass opacity, tortuous and blunted pulmonary arteries consistent with thromboembolism with perivascular lung infiltration and hypoventilation in multiple lung lobes. A blood antigen test was positive for Dirofilaria immitis . The cat's clinical condition rapidly declined and the owners elected euthanasia. The histopathologic examination confirmed heartworm disease with parasitic pulmonary thromboembolism.