Case report: thromboembolic heartworm induced lower limb necrosis in a dog

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  • who: Kiatpichet Komin from the Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de United States have published the article: Case report: Thromboembolic heartworm induced lower limb necrosis in a dog, in the Journal: (JOURNAL)
  • what: Heavy heartworm infection can cause aberrant migration of worms into ectopic locations.

SUMMARY

    Since many adult heartworms were detected at the heart and both hindlimbs, which later caused distal limb necrosis, it was planned for the dog to undergo surgical removal of worms from both sites. The current report provides additional evidence of ectopic heartworm disease in a . . .

     

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