Canine Angiostrongylosis in Naturally Infected Dogs: Clinical Approach and Monitoring of Infection after Treatment
Table 1
(a) Clinicopathological changes indicating potential infections with Angiostrongylus vasorum in a random dog population and the corresponding number of dogs confirmed by faecal Baermann examination; (b) scoring of dogs with clinico-pathological changes indicating potential infections with Angiostrongylus vasorum in a random dog population and the corresponding number of dogs confirmed by faecal Baermann examination.
(a)
Clinicopathological changes
Dogs with change
A. vasorum positive dogs
Signs of coagulation deficits
2
1
Respiratory disease
30
1
Neurological signs
14
1
Anemia (hematocrit < 36%)
25
1
Leukocytosis (leukocytes /L)
16
2
Mild eosinophilia (eosinophils 1.2–/L)
13
1
Hyperglobulinaemia (>4.4 g/dL)
4
0
Specific increase in β globulin ( > 1.7 g/dL)
57
4
Any abnormalities in hemostatic parameters
15
1
Severe eosinophilia (eosinophils > /L)
6
2
Lung interstitial/alveolar pattern on thoracic radiographs
3
3
Pulmonary hypertension at echocardio-Doppler examination
