Febre catarral maligna em bovinos no norte de Mato Grosso - Brasil / Malignant catarrhal fever in cattle in the northern region of Mato Grosso - Brazil

Background: Malignant catarrhal fever is an infectious pan-systemic viral disease, worldwide distribuition and highly fatal. The disease is described in many ruminant species, manly bovine. The lesions produced by malignant catarrhal fever in catlle affect upper respiratory and digestive tracts, lymph nodes, brain, eyes, kidney and urinary bladder. Affected animals present fever, depression, ocular and nasal discharge, erosions and ulcerations in the respiratory tract, keratoconjunctivitis, lymph node enlargement, hemorrhagic enteritis, encephalitis and arteritis. Four viruses are described as agents implicated on malignant catarrhal fever, although in Brazil, only ovine herpesvirus-2 has been described. Malignant catarrhal fever occurs in several regions of Brazil, including Mato Grosso state, where it was already reported in its southern region. The aim of this study was to describe the occurrence of malignant catarrhal fever in cattle in the northern region of the state of Mato Grosso. Case: Two affected bovine were necropsied. Tissue fragments were fixed with buffered formalin 10% and the hematoxylineosin sections were submitted to histopathology examination. Bovine DNA samples were extracted from paraffin embedded tissue fragments and submitted to nested PCR detection of ovine herpesvirus-2. The disease affected two bovine, one became clinically sick in October 2009 and the other one in November 2010, in a dairy cattle farm where sheep and cows were raised together in the same feedlot. Disease occurrence was coincident with a four-month period after sheep's parturition. Clinical signs included apathy, decreased appetite, fever, nasal and vulvar discharge, recumbence, opisthotonos and death within four days. Necropsy revealed corneal opacity, multiple white foci in kidneys, crusts distributed over nasal and vulvar mucosa, catarrhal discharge and small erosions. Major histopathological findings had variable intensity and distribution and included perivascular inflammatory infiltrate, fibrinoid degeneration of arterial and arteriolar layers and epithelial necrosis with inflammatory infiltrate. Vascular histopathological findings included lymphocytic perivascular infiltrate with hyalinization, and a lymphoplasmocytic inflamatory infiltrated associated with histiocytes in the tunica media and vascular adventitia. Molecular examination detected ovine herpesvirus-2 DNA amplification. Discussion: In this study, malignant catarrhal fever diagnosis based on epidemiological, macroscopic, microscopic and molecular findings. Macroscopic and microscopic lesions observed are similar to those described in the literature. The disease occurs in a sporadic pattern, affecting few animals or as epizootic outbreaks affecting many bovines in a same herd. Four outbreaks were recorded in the southern region of Mato Grosso (Pantanal and Cerrado regions), three in a sporadic pattern and one as an epizootic outbreak. In the present study, the disease is reported in the northern region of the state (Amazonic region) as a sporadic form affecting two animals in the same farm. Histological examination is a valuable tool to diagnose malignant catarrhal fever; however rete miriabile should be carefully evaluated, once in this disease, vasculitis is a distinctive finding. PCR examination is an important tool to aid the diagnosis.

Efeito do grau de bipartição escrotal sobre a vascularização arterial do escroto de caprinos nativos do Estado do Piauí / Effect of the scrotal division degrees on the arterial supply distribution of native goats from the Piaui State

Avaliou-se a vascularização arterial do escroto em caprinos com vários graus de divisão escrotal. Foram utilizados 30 animais, distribuídos em três grupos: I - animais que apresentavam escroto único e aqueles com divisão até extremidade caudada dos testículos; II - animais com divisão escrotal até 50% do comprimento dos testículos; III - caprinos com divisão escrotal acima de 50% do comprimento testicular. Os caprinos foram sacrificados e, no Laboratório de Anatomia Animal da Universidade Federal do Piauí, realizadas as técnicas de repleção, corrosão ou dissecação, para estudo das artérias escrotais. A artéria escrotal origina-se freqüentemente (95%) da artéria pudenda externa, eventualmente (3,3%) da epigástrica caudal superficial, ou ainda origina-se como um ramo cranial da artéria epigástrica caudal superficial e um ramo caudal da artéria pudenda externa (1,7%). Na região dorsal do septo do escroto emite dois a três ramos primários, que fornecem os ramos secundários e terminais, os quais distribuem-se, indistintamente, nas faces cranial e caudal do escroto e, ocasionalmente, no septo do órgão. O número de ramos terminais não apresenta diferença em relação à configuração escrotal, porém a região correspondente à divisão escroto, conta com maior quantidade desses ramos nos animais que apresentam essa característica mais acentuada.(AU)

The present study was design to investigate the arterial distribution of goat's scrotum with several degrees of scrotum division. We used 30 animals divided in 3 groups of 10 animals each as follow: group I: animals with simple scrotum; II - animals with 50% of scrotum division; III - animals with more than 50% of scrotum division. The goats were sacrificed under deep anaesthesia and the techniques for evaluate the arterial distribution were performed at the Laboratory of animal anatomy of the Federal University of Piaui. The origin of the scrotum artery was mainly from the pudenda artery (95%), follows by the superficial caudal ephigastric artery (3,3%), or had your origin as one cranial branch of the superficial caudal ephigastric artery and one caudal branches of the extern pudenda artery (1,7%). The dorsal region of scrotal septum seed two or three primary branches that provide the secondary and terminals branches, which had indiscriminate distribution into the cranial and caudal faces of the scrotum, and occasionally at the septum. The number of the terminal branches doesn't have show any difference with the scrotum configuration, however the region that corresponds to the scrotum division had more number of these branches at the animals with the greatest scrotal division.(AU)

Avaliação dos distúrbios ácido-base e eletrolíticos de cães com cetose e cetoacidose diabética / Evaluation of acid-base and electrolyte disturbances in dogs with diabetic ketosis and ketoacidosis

A cetoacidose diabética (CAD) é uma das complicações mais graves do diabetes mellitus (DM) em pequenos animais. A CAD é uma emergência médica caracterizada por alterações metabólicas extremas, incluindo hiperglicemia, acidose metabólica, cetonemia, desidratação e perda de eletrólitos. Embora seja um distúrbio comum e de alta mortalidade, os padrões dos distúrbios ácido-base de cães com CAD ainda não foram avaliados objetivamente. Muitas das assunções sobre a CAD em cães são generalizadas com base em dados de pacientes humanos e estudos experimentais em cães. O objetivo do presente estudo foi descrever os distúrbios ácido-base e eletrolíticos de cães com CAD e cetose diabética (CD) e caracterizá-los segundo a freqüência de ocorrência, adequação dos mecanismos de compensação e ocorrência de distúrbios mistos. Foram avaliados 40 cães diabéticos (22 animais recém diagnosticados e 18 cães em tratamento com insulina) atendidos apresentando cetonúria e hiperglicemia (>250 mg/dL). De acordo com critérios clínicos, esses cães foram distribuídos em dois subgrupos: (CAD, n=22 e CD n=18) e foram determinados o pH e a hemogasometria arteriais e eletrólitos plasmáticos (sódio, cloro, potássio, cálcio ionizado) e o magnésio total e o fósforo inorgânico séricos. As alterações do equilíbrio ácido-base foram avaliadas sistematicamente pelo método de Van Slyke-Henderson-Hasselbalch. Os resultados foram comparados com os obtidos a partir de 37 cães clinicamente hígidos. Com relação aos distúrbios ácido-base, a acidose metabólica foi o mais comumente identificado (n = 27). A maior parte dos animais apresentava acidose normoclorêmica. A acidose hiperclorêmica foi observada em sete pacientes. Dos cães com acidose metabólica, 15 apresentavam alcalose respiratória concomitante. A distribuição dos valores de eletrólitos foi diferente entre o grupo de estudo e o controle, com exceção do magnésio. Não houve diferença na distribuição dos valores dos eletrólitos entre os subgrupos, com exceção do potássio plasmático. A hiponatremia e a hipocloremia foram os distúrbios eletrolíticos mais comumente observados nos 40 cães com DM. A hipocalemia ocorreu com maior freqüência no subgrupo CAD e a hipercalemia no subgrupo CD. Os valores do fósforo inorgânico sérico foram semelhantes entre os subgrupos de estudo. A hiperfosfatemia foi comum em ambos os subgrupos e nenhum paciente apresentou hipofosfatemia. A hipermagnesemia foi observada em sete pacientes com CAD e em apenas um com CD. A maior parte dos pacientes tinha hipocalcemia por ocasião do atendimento inicial. Distúrbios ácido-base mistos, principalmente a acidose metabólica normoclorêmica associada a alcalose respiratória são comuns em cães com cetose ou cetoacidose diabética, assim como distúrbios eletrolíticos como hiponatremia, a hipocloremia e hipocalemia e hiperfosfatemia

Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is one of the most serious complications of diabetes mellitus (DM) in small animals. DKA is a medical emergency characterized by extreme metabolic abnormalities, including hyperglycemia, metabolic acidosis, ketonemia, dehydration, and electrolyte losses. Despite it is a common disorder and with high mortality, the patterns of the acid-base disturbances in dogs with DKA were not evaluated objectively. Many of the assumptions about DKA in dogs are derived from studies in human beings and experimental studies in dogs. The objective of the present study was to describe the acid-base and electrolytic disturbances in dogs with DKA and diabetic ketosis (DK) according to their frequency, adequacy of the compensatory mechanisms e occurrence of mixed disturbances. Forty dogs with DM (22 with new onset diabetes and 18 insulin-treated dogs) with ketonuria and hyperglycemia (> 250 mg/dL) were enrolled. On the basis of clinical criteria, the dogs were assigned to one of two subgroups: (DKA, n=22 e DK n =18). Arterial blood gases and plasma electrolytes (sodium, chloride, potassium and, ionized calcium), and serum total magnesium and inorganic phosphorus were determined in all dogs. The acid base abnormalities were evaluated systematically by the Van Slyke-Henderson-Hasselbalch method and the results compared to those obtained from 37 healthy dogs (control group). Metabolic acidosis was the most common acid-base disorder identified (n = 27) and most of the dogs had normochloremic acidosis. Hyperchloremic acidosis was observed in seven patients. Fifteen of the dogs with metabolic acidosis had coexisting respiratory alkalosis. The distribuition of the electrolytes values was different between the study group and the control group, with the exception of serum magnesium. The distribution of the electrolytes values was similar between the subgroups, with the exception of plasma potassium. Hyponatremia and hypochloremia were the most common observed electrolyte abnormalities showed in dogs with DK or DKA. Hypokalemia occurred more frequently in dogs with DKA and hyperkalemia in dogs with DK. Serum inorganic phosphorus values were similar between the subgroups. Hyperphosphatemia was a common finding and hypophosphatemia was not observed. Hypermagnesemia was detected in seven patients with DKA and in only one with DK. Most of the dogs were hypocalcemic on admission. Mixed acid-base disorders, mainly metabolic normochloremic acidosis with coexisting respiratory alkalosis are common in dogs with diabetic ketosis or ketoacidosis and electrolytic disturbances, mostly hyponatremia, hypochloremia, hypokalemia, and hyperphosphatemia, were also common