A clinical case of microfilariae detection in a dog's gum fine-needle biopsy. PCR confirmed a mixed invasion of Dirofilaria repens and D. immitis.
🐕 Veterinary Medicine. A 12-year-old Moscow Watchdog. Admitted to the clinic for diagnosis of an oral cavity mass, with a history of dyspnea for over 2 years. Microfilariae were unexpectedly found in the cytological material (FNA from the gum). PCR test revealed Dirofilaria repens and Dirofilaria immitis.
🙏 Case kindly provided by veterinary laboratory diagnostics doctor, cytologist Angelina Zueva, Vetera Clinic, Tula
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