Clinical and Ultrasonographic Alterations in Canine Babesiosis

Autor:	Mahima . Mahima, RK Bagherwal, R . Chaurasia, HK . Mehta
Rok vydání:	2020
Předmět:	Tick-borne disease Pathology medicine.medical_specialty medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Canine babesiosis Mucous membrane Physical examination Babesiosis medicine.disease Peripheral blood medicine.anatomical_structure medicine Lymph business Liver parenchyma
Zdroj:	THE INDIAN JOURNAL OF VETERINARY SCIENCES AND BIOTECHNOLOGY. 15:30-31
ISSN:	2395-1176 2394-0247
Popis:	Canine babesiosis is a worldwide tick borne disease. Dogs with fever, in appetence and enlarged lymph nodes were screened for the presence of haemoprotozoan parasites during the one year period of study at T.V.C.C., C.V.Sc., Mhow (M.P. , India ). Based on the stained peripheral blood smears examination, dogs were found to be affected with babesiosis. Clinical examination of the dogs revealed ticks over the body, highest frequency (75.00%) of petechial/epistaxis followed by ticks (72.22%) on the body, recumbency (69.44%), dullness (66.66%), dehydration (63.88%), pale mucous membrane (50.00%) . Sonographic changes in dogs infected with babesiosis revealed hepatomegaly with architectural changes, hypo-echoic changes in the liver parenchyma in 7 dogs, splenomegaly with disturbed architecture and multiple lesions was observed in 9 dogs, cystitis in 5 dogs , distended gall bladder in 3 dogs and in 4 dogs Kidneys structures were not clear in image and no demarcation noticed between cortex and medulla.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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