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 beta(2)- (100 %) and beta(1)-hyperglobulinaemia (68.75 %), alpha(1) (68.75 %) and alpha(2)-hypoglobulinaemia (25 %), and gamma-hyperglobulinaemia (37.5 %). Concurrent pathologies were E. canis or L. infantum (12.5 % each).
Observations on dogs found naturally infected with Hepatozoon canis in Italy
BIZZETI, MARCO;PAPINI, ROBERTO AMERIGO
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 beta(2)- (100 %) and beta(1)-hyperglobulinaemia (68.75 %), alpha(1) (68.75 %) and alpha(2)-hypoglobulinaemia (25 %), and gamma-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.
