Alterações clínicas e laboratoriais da Erliquiose Monocítica canina crônica e reagudizada: um relato de caso
Clinical and laboratory changes in chronic and regudized canine Monocytic Ehrliquiosis: a case report
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.34117/bjdv8n12-260Keywords:
sorologia, PCR, diagnóstico, carrapato, RhipicephalusAbstract
A erliquiose monocítica canina é uma das hemoparasitoses mais comuns na rotina clínica de atendimento aos cães. Este fato, somado à possibilidade de desenvolvimento crônico da doença assintomática ou com sintomas inespecíficos, justifica a inclusão de exames para o diagnóstico da doença em painéis preventivos. O caso ilustrado neste artigo corrobora para estes achados de doença assintomática, sem alterações hematológicas e diagnosticada por exames de rotina dado o histórico antigo de ixodidiose. O desafio no tratamento desta doença reside no fato de que, mesmo por tempo prolongado, pode haver reminiscência do agente infeccioso em tecido esplênico e medula óssea, o que foi observado no caso descrito, dada a reagudização da doença após imunossupressão do paciente. Os motivos para a ineficácia terapêutica são diversos podendo-se aventar a possibilidade de resistência aos tratamentos propostos em literatura e atentando para a necessidade de mais estudos para a definição de propostas terapêuticas mais eficazes.
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