Crisi Paolo E, Di Cesare Angela, Boari Andrea
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Veterinary Teaching Hospital, University of Teramo, Teramo, Italy.
Front Vet Sci. 2018 Jun 20;5:126. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2018.00126. eCollection 2018.
Parasitic bronchopneumonia plays an important role in feline respiratory medicine, thus it is receiving growing attention by researchers and practitioners. In recent years, , a lungworm usually infecting wild felids, has been recognized as an agent of the lower respiratory tract in domestic cats. In particular, as a likely consequence of a spill-over from wild reservoirs (e.g., the European wildcat), infection is increasingly reported in cats from Mediterranean and Balkan countries. This parasitic nematode has an indirect life cycle, and its biology overlaps that of the better known "cat lungworm" . In fact, cases of co-infections caused by both lungworms are not infrequent in domestic cats. Knowledge on clinical features of troglostrongylosis is still incomplete. Available data indicates that clinical signs and radiographic evidence are severe especially in kittens and young cats, are non-specific and often overlap with those of other feline respiratory diseases, such as feline bronchial disease/asthma, or infectious pneumonia. These characteristics make a definitive diagnosis of troglostrongylosis challenging, this disease requires a timely ancillary therapy and an appropriate anthelminthic treatment. As feline troglostrongylosis is an emerging parasitic disease of domestic cats, it should be included in differential diagnosis for lower respiratory tract disease in cats from regions where this parasite is present but also where it is unexpected. This article reviews current knowledge on the pathogenic role of in domestic cats and resulting respiratory illness, with a special focus on clinical aspects, diagnosis, and management of the disease.
寄生性支气管肺炎在猫科动物呼吸医学中起着重要作用，因此受到研究人员和从业者越来越多的关注。近年来，一种通常感染野生猫科动物的肺线虫已被确认为家猫下呼吸道的病原体。特别是，作为野生宿主（如欧洲野猫）溢出的可能后果，在地中海和巴尔干国家的猫中越来越多地报告了感染情况。这种寄生线虫具有间接的生命周期，其生物学特性与更为人所知的“猫肺线虫”重叠。事实上，两种肺线虫引起的合并感染在家猫中并不罕见。关于管圆线虫病临床特征的知识仍然不完整。现有数据表明，临床症状和影像学证据在小猫和幼猫中尤为严重，是非特异性的，并且常常与其他猫科动物呼吸道疾病（如猫支气管疾病/哮喘或传染性肺炎）的症状重叠。这些特征使得管圆线虫病的明确诊断具有挑战性，这种疾病需要及时的辅助治疗和适当的驱虫治疗。由于猫管圆线虫病是家猫中一种新出现的寄生虫病，在该寄生虫存在但也在意想不到的地区，它应被纳入猫下呼吸道疾病的鉴别诊断中。本文综述了目前关于 在家猫中的致病作用以及由此导致的呼吸道疾病的知识，特别关注该疾病的临床方面、诊断和管理。
