Eritema multiforme limitado à cavidade oral em um cão: relato de caso / Multiforme erythema limited to the oral cavity in a dog: case report

O eritema multiforme é uma doença incomum em cães, que afeta pele e mucosas, cuja etiologia ainda não foi completamente elucidada. Contudo, o envolvimento exclusivo da cavidade oral é considerado raro, tendo sido descrito poucas vezes até o presente momento. O objetivo deste trabalho é descrever um caso de eritema multiforme limitado à cavidade oral em um canino. Um cão, fêmea, Akita, com sete anos de idade, apresentou histórico de ulcerações na cavidade oral e nas laterais da língua, sem alterações cutâneas ou sistêmicas. O diagnóstico definitivo foi realizado por meio do exame histopatológico da mucosa oral, e a terapia imunossupressora empregada mostrou-se eficaz. Embora o eritema multiforme seja considerado incomum na espécie canina, este relato de caso apresenta a forma mais rara da doença, com poucos casos descritos em medicina veterinária.(AU)

Multiforme erythema is an uncommon disease in dogs that affects the skin and mucous membranes, the etiology of which has not yet been fully elucidated. However, the exclusive involvement of the oral cavity is considered rare, having been described few times until the present moment. The aim of this work is to describe a case of multiforme erythema limited to the oral cavity in a canine. A seven-year-old female dog, akita, presented a history of ulcerations in the oral cavity and on the sides of the tongue, with no cutaneous or systemic changes. The definitive diagnosis was made through the histopathological examination of the oral mucosa and the immunosuppressive therapy used proved to be effective. Although multiforme erythema is considered uncommon in the canine species, this case report presents the rarest form of the disease, with few cases described in veterinary medicine.(AU)

Reticulose pagetoide em um cão: relato de caso / Pagetoid reticulosis in a dog: case report

Reticulose pagetoide é a expressão utilizada para uma das mais raras formas de linfoma descritas em cães. Trata-se de um distúrbio linfoproliferativo cutâneo que emerge de linfócitos T intraepidérmicos. Descreve-se aqui um caso de reticulose pagetoide com apresentação localizada, muito semelhante à doença de Woringer-Kolopp dos humanos, que acometeu um cão, Boxer, fêmea de 10 anos de idade. O paciente foi atendido devido ao aparecimento de um nódulo na região nasolabial, com evolução clínica de cerca de 30 dias. Histologicamente o nódulo era composto por uma proliferação linfoide intraepidérmica e anexal. Os linfócitos neoplásicos, células T confirmadas por meio da imunomarcação positiva para CD3 e negativa para CD79, eram grandes células redondas e monomórficas. Apesar de rara, a reticulose pagetoide é um distúrbio linfoproliferativo de fácil suspeita com base apenas na morfologia celular. Esse neoplasma deverá ser lembrado sempre que um padrão linfoide intraepidérmico estiver presente.(AU)

Reticulosis pagetoide is an expression used for one of the rare forms of lymphoma described in dogs. It is a cutaneous lymphoproliferative disorder that emerges from intraepidermal T-cells. We describe a case of pagetoid reticulosis with localized presentation, very similar to Woringer-Kolopp's disease in humans, which affected a 10-year-old Boxer female. The patient was seen due to the appearance of a nodule in the nasolabial region with clinical evolution of about 30 days. Histologically, it was composed of an intraepidermal and annexal lymphoid proliferation. Neoplastic lymphocytes, T-cells confirmed by CD3-positive and CD79-negative immunolabeling, were large, round, and monomorphic cells. Although rare, pagetoid reticulosis is an easily suspected lymphoproliferative disorder based only on cell morphology. This neoplasm should be remembered whenever an intraepidermal lymphoid pattern is present.(AU)

Coinfecções por Leishmania infantum, Neospora caninum e Toxoplasma gondii em cães necropsiados da região central do Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil / Coinfections by Leishmania infantum, Neospora caninum and Toxoplasma gondii in necropsied dogs from the central region of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

O objetivo do presente trabalho foi determinar a presença de anticorpos para Leishmania infantum, Neospora caninum e Toxoplasma gondii, por meio da reação de imunofluorescência indireta (RIFI), em cães (n=78) provenientes da região central do Rio Grande do Sul, necropsiados no Hospital Veterinário da Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), bem como avaliar os dados epidemiológicos, sazonais e anátomo-histopatológicos. Do total de animais avaliados, 67,9% (53/78) apresentaram soropositividade para ao menos um agente. A ocorrência de anticorpos para L. infantum, N. caninum e T. gondii foi de 33,3 (26/78), 37,1 (29/78) e 43,5% (34/78), respectivamente. Detectaram-se monoinfecções em 9,4% (5/53) para L. infantum, 18,8% (10/53) para N. caninum e 20,7% (11/53) para T. gondii. As coinfecções foram observadas em 27/53 (50,9%) dos animais. As infecções ocorreram independentemente de idade, sexo, procedência ou raça (P>0,05). Não se verificaram lesões anatomo-histopatológicas relacionadas aos agentes pesquisados, caracterizando-os como animais assintomáticos. Os resultados confirmaram a exposição de cães a esses protozoários na região central do RS e, em especial, demonstraram a circulação do agente causador da leishmaniose em uma área considerada indene para a enfermidade.(AU)

The present paper is aimed to determine the presence of antibodies for Leishmania infantum, Neospora caninum and Toxoplasma gondii by indirect immunofluorescence (IIF) in dogs (n=78) from the central region in the state of Rio Grande do Sul necropsied in the Veterinary Hospital from Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM). The data was evaluated regarding epidemiological, anatomic, and histopathologic findings. Of the total animals evaluated, 67.9% (53/78) showed seropositivity for at least one agent. The occurrence of antibodies to L. infantum, N. caninum and T. gondii was 33.3% (26/78) 37.1% (29/78) and 43.5% (34/78), respectively. The mono infections were detected in 9.4% (5/53) of L. infantum, 18.8% (10/53) for N. caninum and 20.7% (11/53) T. gondii. The coinfections occurred in 50.9% (27/53) of animals. There were not anatomical and histopathological lesions regarding these surveyed agents, characterizing them as subclinical animals. The results confirmed the exposition of dogs to these protozoa in the central region of the RS, highlighting the circulation of the causer agent of leishmaniasis in an area considered harmless for the disease.(AU)

Gemistocytic astrocytoma in the spinal cord in a dog: a case report / Astrocitoma gemistocítico medular em cão: relato de caso

This paper reports a case of a rare variant of the cervical spinal cord astrocytoma diagnosed in a dog with progressive neurological signs, initially asymmetrical, not ambulatory tetraparesis, segmental reflexes and normal muscle tone in all four limbs and absence of pain upon palpation of the cervical spine. Myelography revealed attenuation of the ventral and dorsal contrast line in the third region of the fifth cervical vertebra. At necropsy intramedullary cylindrical mass that stretched from the third to the sixth cervical vertebra, which replaced all the gray matter of the spinal cord was observed. In the histological study, there was the replacement of the substance by neoplastic cells mantle arranged loosely. The cells were large and slightly rounded. The eosinophilic cytoplasm was well defined, sometimes forming processes interconnecting cells. The nucleus was eccentric, round, oval or kidney-shaped, and the nucleolus was evident. Thus, the microscopic changes observed in the cervical spinal cord were consistent with gemistocytic astrocytoma.(AU)

Relata-se um caso de uma variante rara de astrocitoma na medula cervical, diagnosticado em cadela com sinais neurológicos progressivos, inicialmente assimétricos, de tetraparesia não ambulatória, com reflexos segmentares e tônus muscular normais nos quatro membros e ausência de dor à palpação da coluna cervical. A mielografia revelou atenuação da linha de contraste ventral e dorsal na região da terceira à quinta vértebra cervical. À necropsia, foi observada massa cilíndrica intramedular que se estendia da terceira à sexta vértebra cervical, a qual substituía toda a substância cinzenta da medula espinhal. No estudo histológico, observou-se substituição da substância por manto de células neoplásicas arranjadas frouxamente. As células eram grandes e levemente arredondadas. O citoplasma eosinofílico, bem delineado, por vezes formava processos interligando as células. O núcleo era excêntrico, redondo, oval ou reniforme, e o nucléolo evidente. Logo, as alterações microscópicas observadas na medula espinhal cervical foram compatíveis com astrocitoma gemistocítico.(AU)

Iron chelation therapy as a treatment for Pythium insidiosum in an animal model.

OBJECTIVES: Iron plays an important role in the pathogenesis of Pythium insidiosum. Human pythiosis frequently occurs in iron-overloaded thalassaemic patients and experimentally infected animals develop iron deficiency anaemia. Therefore, we sought to determine the in vitro and in vivo activities of the iron chelator deferasirox against P. insidiosum. METHODS: In vitro, the MIC and minimum fungicidal concentration (MFC) values of deferasirox for 17 strains of P. insidiosum were determined in accordance with CLSI document M38-A2. In vivo studies were carried out in 20 inoculated rabbits divided into four groups: placebo, immunotherapy obtained from vortexed P. insidiosum cultures (14 day intervals), deferasirox (15 mg/kg/day) and a combination of immunotherapy and deferasirox. Five non-infected animals were used as controls. RESULTS: The MIC and MFC values of deferasirox for P. insidiosum ranged from 12.5 to 50 mg/L and from 50 to 100 mg/L, respectively. Treatment with deferasirox alone ameliorated anaemia and normalized the serum iron levels and hepatic iron concentration in the animals. However, the mean lesion size, although decreased, did not differ significantly from that in the placebo group. The results of immunotherapy plus iron chelation therapy were worse than those of immunotherapy alone. Moreover, the disease spread to the lung tissue in 5 out of 10 deferasirox-treated animals. CONCLUSIONS: Despite its limited in vitro and in vivo activity, deferasirox improved iron deficiency anaemia in P. insidiosum-infected rabbits. Further studies are needed to investigate the immunomodulatory properties observed in this study and the benefits and drawbacks of using iron-chelating drugs as an adjuvant therapy in pythiosis.

Insights into the pathophysiology of iron metabolism in Pythium insidiosum infections.

Pythium insidiosum causes life-threatening disease in mammals. Animals with pythiosis usually develop anemia, and most human patients are reported to have thalassemia and the major consequence of thalassemia, iron overload. Therefore, this study evaluated the iron metabolism in rabbits experimentally infected with P. insidiosum. Ten infected rabbits were divided into two groups: one groups received a placebo, and the other was treated with immunotherapy. Five rabbits were used as negative controls. The hematological and biochemical parameters, including the iron profile, were evaluated. Microcytic hypochromic anemia was observed in the infected animals, and this condition was more accentuated in the untreated group. The serum iron level was decreased, whereas the transferrin level was increased, resulting in low saturation. The level of stainable iron in hepatocytes was markedly decreased in the untreated group. A high correlation was observed between the total iron binding capacity and the lesion size, and this correlation likely confirms the affinity of P. insidiosum for iron. The data from this study corroborate the previous implications of iron in the pathogenesis of pythiosis in humans and animals.

A comparative study of the histopathology and immunohistochemistry of pythiosis in horses, dogs and cattle.

Twenty-one cases of pythiosis in horses (n = 10), dogs (n = 9) and cattle (n = 2) were investigated. The aetiology in all cases was confirmed by immunohistochemistry. Data related to the clinical course and outcome and localization of the lesions were obtained from pathology reports. The equine lesions consisted of fibrotic tissue with multiple, often coalescing, areas of immature granulation tissue encircling eosinophilic cores. Affected dogs had gastrointestinal and/or cutaneous lesions with either or both of a granulomatous/pyogranulomatous or necrotizing eosinophilic inflammatory reaction. In cattle, cutaneous lesions were characterized by multifocal to coalescing granulomas with surrounding fibrosis. The number of intralesional hyphae, the distribution of hyphae, the presence of angioinvasion and the nature of the local inflammatory reactions were associated with the different types of lesions observed.

Defeitos congênitos em bovinos da Região Central do Rio Grande do Sul / Congenital defects in cattle from central Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Foram revisados casos de defeitos congênitos (DCs) diagnosticados em bovinos no Laboratório de Patologia da Universidade Federal de Santa Maria em 1964-2010. Durante o período estudado, foram examinados materiais provenientes da necropsia de 7.132 bovinos e foram encontrados 31 bezerros (0,4 por cento) com DCs, os quais foram classificados em 34 tipos e alocados nos sistemas orgânicos primariamente afetados. Os DCs ocorriam isoladamente (19 [61,3 por cento]) ou afetavam múltiplos sítios anatômicos (15 [28,7 por cento]) com frequência semelhante em ambos os sexos. Como vários terneiros mostraram múltiplos DCs, um total de 53 DCs foi computado. Dos 53 DCs diagnosticados, 15 (28,3 por cento) afetavam o sistema nervoso central (craniósquise [4], abiotrofia cerebelar [2], degeneração esponjosa [2], hidrocefalia [2], meningocele [2], espinha bífida [1], hipoplasia cerebelar [1] e hipomielinogênese [1]); nove (17,0 por cento) afetavam o sistema urogenital (agenesia testicular [1], agenesia vaginal [1], hipoplasia peniana [1], formação de cloaca [1], freemartinismo [1], hamartoma vascular de ovário [1], hipoplasia renal [1], cistos renais [1] e úraco persistente [1]); oito DCs (15,1 por cento) eram primários do sistema musculoesquelético (artrogripose [4], escoliose [1], plagiocefalia, [1] schistosomus reflexus [1] e diprosopia [1]); e outros oito (15,1 por cento) foram alocados no sistema digestivo (palatosquise [3], atresia anal [1], atresia anorretal [1], atresia - anocolônica [1], fístula reto-vaginal [1] e fístula reto-uretral [1]); em cinco ocasiões (9,4 por cento) o DC afetava o sistema cardiovascular (persistência do ducto arterioso [2], persistência do forame oval [2] e defeito do septo ventricular [1]); quatro (7,5 por cento) afetavam o sistema linfático e consistiam de hipoplasia ou aplasia de vasos linfáticos e linfonodos associadas a linfedema. Dois casos (3,4 por cento), de hipotricose foram observados afetando o integumento; um caso (1,9 por cento) de estenose traqueal foi encontrado no sistema respiratório e um caso (1,9 por cento) de bócio envolvia o sistema endócrino. Os resultados indicam que a maioria dos DCs em bovinos na Região Central do Rio Grande do sul é esporádica. No entanto, seu estudo continuado é importante para o estabelecimento de sua etiologia e controle.

Cases of congenital defects (CDs) in cattle diagnosed at the Laboratory of Veterinary Pathology of the Federal University of Santa Maria from 1964 to 2010 were reviewed. During the studied period tissues collected from the necropsy of 7,132 cattle were examined and 31 calves (0.4 percent) with CDs were found. These CDs were classified into 34 different types and ascribed to the body system primarily affected. CDs were solitary (19 [61.3 percent]) or multiple (12 [38.7 percent]) and found with similar frequency in calves of both sexes. As several calves displayed multiple defects, a total of 53 CDs were computed. Out of the 53types of CDs diagnosed 15 (28.3 percent) affected the central nervous system (cranioschisis [4], cerebellar abiotrophy [2], spongy degeneration [2], hydrocephalus [2], meningocele [2], spina bifida [1], cerebellar hypoplasia [1], and hypomyelinogenesis [1]); nine (17.0 percent) affected the urogenital system (testicular agenesis [1], vaginal agenesia [1], penile hypoplasia [1], cloacal formation [1], freemartinism [1], ovarian vascular hamartoma [1], renal hypoplasia [1], renal cysts [1], and persistent urachus [1]); eight CDs (15,1 percent) were primary to the musculoskeletal system (arthrogryposis [4], scoliosis [1], plagiocephaly [1] schistosomus reflexus [1], and diprosopus [1]) and another eight (15,1 percent) were in the digestive system (palatoschisis [3], anal atresia [1], anorectal atresia [1], ano-colonic atresia [1], recto-vaginal fistula [1], and recto-urethral fistula [1]); in five instances (9.4 percent) the CD affected the cardiovascular system (persistent ductus arteriosus [2], persistence of foramen ovale [2], and ventricular septal defect [1]); four (7.5 percent) affected the lymphatic system and consisted of inherited hypoplasia or aplasia of lymphatic vessels and lymph nodes associated with lymphedema. Two cases (3.0 percent), of hypotrichosis were observed affecting the integument; one case (1.9 percent) of tracheal stenosis was found in the respiratory system and one case of goiter (1.9 percent) involved the endocrine system. The results of this survey inidicate that the majority o CDs in cattle in the central Rio Grande do Sul are sporadic; nevertheless their continued study is important for determining the etiology and control.

Experimental poisoning of guinea pig (Cavia porcellus) with Indigofera suffruticosa.

Indigofera suffruticosa causes hemolytic anemia and hemoglobinuria in cattle. The plant was administered to six groups of two guinea pigs each, at the daily dose of 10 g/kg body weight, for periods of 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 15 days. The guinea pigs progressively developed reduced hematocrits and hemoglobin concentrations, and finally presented anemia, without hemoglobinuria. Urine passed by guinea pigs that had ingested the plant for more than 24 h acquired a turquoise blue pigmentation 8-10 h after urination. It is suggested that the anemia is caused by the aniline contained in I. suffruticosa.

Neuropathology of naturally occurring Trypanosoma evansi infection of horses.

The clinical signs and pathology of the central nervous system in 9 horses with naturally occurring neurologic disease due to Trypanosoma evansi are described. The clinical course was 2 to 20 days; clinical signs included marked ataxia, blindness, head tilt and circling, hyperexcitability, obtundity, proprioceptive deficits, head pressing, and paddling movements. Grossly, asymmetric leukoencephalomalacia with yellowish discoloration of white matter and flattening of the gyri were observed in the brain of 7 of 9 horses. Histologically, all 9 horses had necrotizing encephalitis that was most severe in the white matter, with edema, demyelination, and lymphoplasmacytic perivascular cuffs. Mild to moderate meningitis or meningomyelitis was observed in the spinal cord of 5 of 7 horses. T. evansi was detected immunohistochemically in the perivascular spaces and neuropil of formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded brain tissue in 8 of 9 horses.

Hipomielinização em cães Weimaraner: relato de caso / Hypomielination in Weimaraner dogs: case report

Três cães, fêmeas, da raça Weimaraner apresentaram tremores corporais rítmicos generalizados a partir da primeira semana de vida. Outros dois cães, machos, da mesma ninhada não apresentaram alterações. Uma fêmea com quatro semanas de idade foi submetida à eutanásia e necropsiada. Macroscopicamente, observou-se no encéfalo pouca demarcação da substância branca em relação à cinzenta. Histologicamente havia acentuada vacuolização de toda a substância branca subcortical. A mielinização no sistema nervoso periférico estava normal. Os sinais clínicos, a idade de ocorrência e as lesões histológicas são compatíveis com a hipomielinogênese congênita descrita em cães

Three female Weimaraner pups had generalized and rhythmic body tremors since the first week of age. The remaining two male littermates were unaffected. One 4-week-old female was euthanatized and necropsied. On gross examination, poor demarcation between the gray and white matter was observed. Microscopically, there was severe hypomyelination of the brain compatible with congenital hypomyelinogenesis reported in dogs

Perfil lipoprotéico de cadelas submetidas à ovário-histerectomia com e sem reposição estrogênica / Lipoproteic profile of bitches submitted to ovaryhysterectomy with and without estrogen administration

Doze cadelas mestiças, adultas, foram submetidas à ovário-histerectomia e posteriormente distribuídas em dois grupos de seis animais. Um dos grupos recebeu estrógenos naturais conjugados na dose de 0,01mg/kg, via oral, a cada 48 horas, durante 12 meses, e o outro serviu como controle. A cada 60 dias foram realizadas colheitas de sangue e obtidos os valores de colesterol total, triglicerídeos, HDL, LDL e VLDL. Houve elevação do colesterol total e do LDL nas fêmeas sem reposição de hormônio. No grupo que recebeu estrógenos houve elevação do HDL. A ovário-histerectomia influenciou significativamente o perfil lipoprotéico; a reposição com estrógenos foi capaz de preservar esse perfil nas cadelas castradas.