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While most people recover uneventfully, there is a wide range of possible complications. [4] These may include: [1] Retropharyngeal abscess; Extension of abscess in other deep neck spaces leading to airway compromise (see Ludwig's angina) Airway obstruction; Aspiration pneumonitis; Lung abscess (following rupture) Sepsis
One of the most common health issues I see with young puppies not in for routine health care is garbage gut, a bacterial infection of the GI tract that presents as vomiting and diarrhea. It may be ...
The most common flea in dogs is the cat flea, Ctenocephalides felis, followed by the dog flea, C. canis. [ 32 ] Ticks * are an external parasite of the dog and can spread diseases such as Lyme disease , Rocky Mountain spotted fever , babesiosis , and ehrlichiosis .
In adults the most common source of aspiration pneumonia is aspiration of oropharyngeal secretions or gastric contents. In children the most common cause is aspiration of infected amniotic fluid, or vaginal secretions. Severe periodontal or gingival diseases are important risk factors for establishment of an anaerobic pleuropulmonary infection.
Alcoholism is the most common condition predisposing to lung abscesses. Lung abscess is considered primary (60% [ 2 ] ) when it results from existing lung parenchymal process and is termed secondary when it complicates another process e.g. vascular emboli or follows rupture of extrapulmonary abscess into lung.
Dogs will typically recover from kennel cough within a few weeks. However, secondary infections could lead to complications that could do more harm than the disease itself. [ 2 ] Several opportunistic invaders have been recovered from the respiratory tracts of dogs with kennel cough, including Streptococcus , Pasteurella , Pseudomonas , and ...
In many areas of the world, the most common bacteria present is methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. [1] Rarely, parasites can cause abscesses; this is more common in the developing world. [3] Diagnosis of a skin abscess is usually made based on what it looks like and is confirmed by cutting it open. [1]
Therefore, it is important to consider chronic foreign body aspiration in patients whose histories include unexplained recurrent pneumonia or lung abscess with or without fever. [7] In adults, the right lower lobe of the lung is the most common site of recurrent pneumonia in foreign body aspiration. [2]