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Mahpara Safdar, Sameer, Ahmad Farasat, Ayesha Ismail, Mahpara Safdar, Laiba Yameen, Junaid Sattar, Abdullah Ijaz.

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This case was presented at mercy pet clinic Lahore Canine heartworm is caused by diroflaria immitis. It is common in tropical areas and spread as a vector by cullicoides. It is major circulatory disease and replicates in the cardiovascular system of primary host. In this particular case, we noticed general body edema increasing in limbs with recurrent syncope. Live, adult heartworm cause direct mechanical trauma and other suspected factors are thought to directly and to stimulate the host immune system. This damage vessel intima, lead into proliferative endarteritis and perivascular cuffing with inflammatory cells including infiltration of high numbers of eosinophils.

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