Irreversible pulmonary hypertension associated with Troglostrongylus brevior infection in a kitten. (October 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Crisi, Paolo E.; Traversa, Donato; Di Cesare, Angela; Luciani, Alessia; Civitella, Carla; Santori, Domenico; Boari, Andrea
• Is Part Of: Research in veterinary science. Volume 102(2015)
• Page Start: 223
• Page End: 227
• Publication Date: 2015-10
• Subjects: Troglostrongylus brevior -- Kitten -- Lungworm -- Pulmonary hypertension -- Parasitic bronchopneumonia; Veterinary medicine -- Periodicals; Veterinary Medicine -- Periodicals; Médecine vétérinaire -- Périodiques; Médecine vétérinaire -- Recherche -- Périodiques; Diergeneeskunde; 636.089
• DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2015.08.019
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0034-5288

Abstract

Abstract: A four month-old kitten was referred at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital of Teramo, Italy. Physical examination, echocardiography, thoracic radiography, copromicroscopy and biomolecular assays led to a diagnosis of severe parasitic bronchopneumonia by Troglostrongylus brevior complicated by pulmonary hypertension. A single administration of a spot on solution containing imidacloprid 10%/moxidectin 1% was effective in stopping larval shedding but clinical, radiographic and echocardiographic signs of bronchopneumonia and pulmonary hypertension still persisted after further follow-ups. While cases of pulmonary hypertension are known in infections by Aelurostrongylus abstrusus, this is the first report of irreversible pulmonary hypertension in a kitten with troglostrongylosis. Highlights: Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is an uncommon and poorly described disease in cats. This is the first report of irreversible PH in a kitten with troglostrongylosis. Spot on containing imidacloprid 10%/moxidectin 1% was effective against T. brevior . Troglostrongylus brevior had high pathogenic potential in young patients.