Data/hora: 09/06/2024 15:41:00

Provedor de dados: | Ciência Rural
País: | Brazil
Título: | Ocular diseases in dogs naturally affected by visceral leishmaniasis in Teresina, Piauí, Brazil
Autores: | Freitas,Marcus Valérius de Matos; Brun,Cristiane Ferreira da Luz; Rodrigues,Marcelo Campos; Alves,Georgia Brenda Barros; Leal,Ariane Farias; Silva,Esther Machado de Carvalho e; Grolli,Lucas; Quessada,Ana Maria.
Data: | 2017-01-01
Ano: | 2017
Palavras-chave: | Canine; Eye; Leishmania sp; Zoonosis.
Resumo: | ABSTRACT: This study aimed to characterize ocular diseases in dogs naturally affected by visceral leishmaniasis in Teresina, Piauí State, Brazil. The diagnosis was made using parasitological exams of the bone-marrow and lymph-node samples. The main ophthalmological findings were uveitis, conjunctivitis, blepharitis, keratitis, and keratoconjunctivitis sicca. Normocytic normochromic anemia was the main hematological finding, followed by thrombocytopenia. Plasma proteins were also considered, and hyperproteinemia, hypergammaglobulinemia, and hypoalbuminemia were observed. Ocular histopathological examination revealed mild inflammation involving lymphocytes, monocytes, and macrophages. Results indicate the need to perform a differential diagnosis to rule out or establish the presence of Leishmania sp. in dogs presenting with ophthalmic lesions in endemic regions.
Tipo: | Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Idioma: | Inglês
Identificador: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84782017001000504
Editor: | Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
Relação: | 10.1590/0103-8478cr20170029
Formato: | text/html
Fonte: | Ciência Rural  v.47 n.10 2017
Fonte: | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess