Pulmonary dirofilariasis in a Japanese Hare, Lepus brachyurus angustidens

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Takashi OYAMADA¹  Noboru KUDO¹  Takashi YOSHIKAWA¹ 

关键词: Dirofilaria immitis;    hare;    pulmonary dirofilariasis;   

DOI  :  10.1292/jvms.57.947

学科分类：兽医学

来源: Japanese Society of Veterinary Science

【 摘 要 】

References(20)A case of pulmonary dirofilariasis in a Japanese hare, Lepus brachyurus angustidens captured in Aomori Prefecture, was first reported in Japan. Two dead worms recovered from the pulmonary artery and detected within an organized arterial thrombus in the lung, were identified as a male and a female young adult Dirofilaria immitis, restiectively. Principal lesions in the lung were associated with pulmonary arterial degeneration and consisted of rugose and villous intimal fibrosis, endarteritis with infiltration by numerous eosinophils and mononuclear inflammatory cells, and thrombosis.

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