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Canine leishmaniasis associated with pericardial effusion in a 4-year-old dog.
Sebastián-Marcos, P; Santarelli, G; Gómez, S; Palacio, M J Fernández-Del.
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  • Sebastián-Marcos P; Division of Veterinary Cardiology-Pulmonology, Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Veterinary Faculty, University of Murcia, Campus Espinardo, 30100, Murcia, Spain. Electronic address: patricia.sebastian@um.es.
  • Santarelli G; Division of Veterinary Cardiology-Pulmonology, Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Veterinary Faculty, University of Murcia, Campus Espinardo, 30100, Murcia, Spain.
  • Gómez S; Department of Compared Anatomy and Pathological Anatomy, Veterinary Faculty, University of Murcia, Campus Espinardo, 30100, Murcia, Spain.
  • Palacio MJF; Division of Veterinary Cardiology-Pulmonology, Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Veterinary Faculty, University of Murcia, Campus Espinardo, 30100, Murcia, Spain; Department of Animal Medicine and Surgery, Veterinary Faculty, University of Murcia, Campus Espinardo, 30100, Murcia, Spain.
J Vet Cardiol ; 23: 32-37, 2019 Jun.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31174727
A 4-year-old crossbreed dog presented with a two-day history of lethargy and abdominal effusion. Physical examination and echocardiography revealed pericardial effusion with cardiac tamponade. Pericardiocentesis was performed. Intracytoplasmic Leishmania amastigotes were found on cytological examination of the pericardial fluid. The animal was treated with N-methylglucamine antimoniate and allopurinol. After an initial favorable response, cardiac tamponade reoccurred one month later. The dog died during a pericardiectomy four months after the initial diagnosis. Histology confirmed the presence of chronic pericarditis. The presence of Leishmania amastigotes on cytological examination of pericardial effusion suggests a possible association between canine leishmaniasis and chronic pericarditis. This finding also supports the importance of cytological examination of pericardial fluid in areas endemic for canine leishmaniasis.
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Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Derrame Pericárdico / Leishmaniose / Doenças do Cão Tipo de estudo: Risk_factors_studies Limite: Animals Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2019 Tipo de documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Derrame Pericárdico / Leishmaniose / Doenças do Cão Tipo de estudo: Risk_factors_studies Limite: Animals Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2019 Tipo de documento: Article