%0 Journal Article
%T Angiostrongylus vasorum in the eye: new case reports and a review of the literature
%A Diana Williams
%A Domenico Otranto
%A Johana Premont
%A Maria Stefania Latrofa
%A Mario Cervone
%A Nunzio DĄŻAnna
%A Paul Gilmore
%A Riccardo Paolo Lia
%A Vito Colella
%J Archive of "Parasites & Vectors".
%D 2016
%R 10.1186/s13071-016-1440-6
%X Nematodes of the genus Angiostrongylus are important causes of potentially life-threatening diseases in several animal species and humans. Angiostrongylus vasorum affects the right ventricle of the heart and the pulmonary arteries in dogs, red foxes and other carnivores. The diagnosis of canine angiostrongylosis may be challenging due to the wide spectrum of clinical signs. Ocular manifestations have been seldom reported but have serious implications for patients
%K Angiostrongylus vasorum
%K Lungworm
%K Ocular infection
%K Eye
%K Metastrongyloidea
%K Diagnosis
%K Snails
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4802644/