Clinical, haematological and laboratory findings recorded in 16 dogs found naturally infected with H. canis in Italy were reported. Clinical signs included depression, anorexia/dysorexia and weight loss (100 % each), slight and serious lymphadenomegaly (37.5 % and 25 %, respectively), fever (25 %), pale mucous membranes and pain on palpation of muscles (6.25 % each). Parasitaemia values ranged from < 1 % to 70 %. Haematological abnormalities were eosinophilia (87.5 %), leukocytosis (43.75 %), neutrophilia (31.25 %), decreased values of HCT (31.25 %), HGB and MCV (25 % each), monocytosis (25 %), lymphocytosis (18.75 %), thrombocytopenia and lymphopenia (6.25 % each), as well as normochromic anaemia, which was mild and microcytic (25 %) or serious, non-regenerative and normocytic (6.25 %). Serum biochemical analyses demonstrated increased CPK (25 %) and total protein (12.5 %), or low A/G ratio (37.5 %) and hypoalbuminaemia (12.5 %). Serum protein electrophoresis revealed β2- (100 %) and β1-hyperglobulinaemia (68.75 %), α1 (68.75 %) and α2-hypoglobulinaemia (25 %), and γ-hyperglobulinaemia (37.5 %). Concurrent pathologies were E. canis or L. infantum (12.5 % each).
Observation on dogs found naturally infected with Hepatozoon canis in Italy
GAVAZZA APrimo
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2003-01-01
Abstract
Clinical, haematological and laboratory findings recorded in 16 dogs found naturally infected with H. canis in Italy were reported. Clinical signs included depression, anorexia/dysorexia and weight loss (100 % each), slight and serious lymphadenomegaly (37.5 % and 25 %, respectively), fever (25 %), pale mucous membranes and pain on palpation of muscles (6.25 % each). Parasitaemia values ranged from < 1 % to 70 %. Haematological abnormalities were eosinophilia (87.5 %), leukocytosis (43.75 %), neutrophilia (31.25 %), decreased values of HCT (31.25 %), HGB and MCV (25 % each), monocytosis (25 %), lymphocytosis (18.75 %), thrombocytopenia and lymphopenia (6.25 % each), as well as normochromic anaemia, which was mild and microcytic (25 %) or serious, non-regenerative and normocytic (6.25 %). Serum biochemical analyses demonstrated increased CPK (25 %) and total protein (12.5 %), or low A/G ratio (37.5 %) and hypoalbuminaemia (12.5 %). Serum protein electrophoresis revealed β2- (100 %) and β1-hyperglobulinaemia (68.75 %), α1 (68.75 %) and α2-hypoglobulinaemia (25 %), and γ-hyperglobulinaemia (37.5 %). Concurrent pathologies were E. canis or L. infantum (12.5 % each).I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.