Livia Perles, Floriana Gernone, Giuseppe Menga, Riccardo Taurino, Stefania Fornelli, Marianna Covino, Umberto Russo, Iuliana Ionascu, Domenico Otranto
Dirofilaria immitis is a mosquito-borne nematode-causing canine heartworm disease, with adult worms localized in the pulmonary arteries and right heart. In rare cases, ectopic migration might occur, and adults and blood circulating microfilariae can be found in unusual organs or fluids (e.g., eyes, abdominal cavity, bone marrow, and urine). A 17-year-old mixed-breed female dog was presented in a private veterinary clinic in Italy for hematuria and dysuria. Physical examination showed cardiac mitral murmur with marked respiratory distress and cyanotic mucous membranes after handling...
April 22, 2024: Parasitology Research