Clinical and laboratory findings in dogs with distemper encephalomyelitis

Ciência Rural

Arias, Mônica Vicky Bahr³  Dias Júnior, Rubens Ferreira³  Tudury, Eduardo Alberto¹  Bracarense, Ana Paula Frederico Loureiro³  Megid, Jane² 

[1] Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Londrina;Universidade Estadual Paulista;Universidade Estadual de Londrina

关键词: diseases of dogs;    canine distemper;    nervous system;    diagnosis;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0103-84781997000200010

学科分类：农业科学（综合）

来源: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria * Centro de Ciencias Rurais

【 摘 要 】

Eighty-one dogs with clinical signs and histological lesions characteristic of distemper encephalomyelitis were evaluated. Only dogs with Lenz inclusion bodies in the central nervous system were included in the study. High prevalent findings included: changes in postural reactions (87.65%), decreased tear production (83.95%), myoclonus (75.30%), paresis (69.12%), conjunctivitis (56.79%), chorioretinitis/digital and nasal hyperkeratosis (51.85%). Anemia (48.05%), lymphopenia (51.95%), and mild changes in the cerebrospinal fluid characterized by increase in total protein (77.33%) and lymphocytic pleocytosis (50.72%) were common laboratorial findings. Presence of Lenz inclusions bodies in tissues other than nervous system varied from 30 to 45%, with a higher frequence in the limph nodes. Other abnormalities in physical, neurological and laboratorial examinations were not helpful in establishing the diagnosis. Most animals examined were not properly vaccinated.

【 授权许可】

CC BY-NC