Heartworm
Publication Date: 2009-04-28
History
3 year old male neutered Australian Cattle Dog with intermittent cough since adopted
Coughing more frequent with production of foamy material/small amount of blood.
3 images
Findings
There is moderate right sided heart enlargement with a prominent pulmonary artery bulge visible on the DV projection. There is moderate pulmonary arterial enlargement with the right caudal pulmonary artery being grossly enlarged and blunted. A patchy interstitial to alveolar pattern is present throughout all lung fields, primarily peribronchial in distribution. It is worse in the right caudodorsal lung fields. Incidentally there is a metallic BB within the soft tissues of the right dorsal thorax.
Diagnosis
Heartworm disease
Additional Images
The right ventricle is enlarged, occupying 3/4 of the cardiac silhouette on the lateral.
The main pulmonary artery is enlarged on the v/d.
Pulmonary arteries are enlarged compared to veins on both views.