Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Pancreatitis risk in dogs infected with Babesia gibsoni
By Masuda, Misa et al.·Published in The Journal of veterinary medical science·2019·Department of Veterinary Medicine, Japan·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Retrospective study on intercurrent pancreatitis with Babesia gibsoni infection in dogs.
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Plain-English summary
A group of 20 dogs infected with Babesia gibsoni were evaluated for signs of pancreatitis, which is inflammation of the pancreas. Only two of these dogs showed elevated levels of a specific enzyme (cPL) that indicated pancreatitis, but overall, the study found that pancreatitis is less common in dogs with this infection compared to those with another type of Babesia. The researchers noted that while the enzyme levels didn't directly relate to the severity of anemia or infection, they did connect with other blood parameters. This suggests that if your dog has Babesia gibsoni, pancreatitis might not be a major concern.
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Abstract
Babesia rossi infection has been reported to be associated with the high prevalence of pancreatitis in dogs. In this study, we retrospectively investigated whether pancreatitis occurs in B. gibsoni-infected dogs. The clinical manifestations, and hematological and serum biochemical examination results, including canine pancreatic-specific lipase (cPL), in 20 B. gibsoni-infected dogs were analyzed. The cPL concentration exceeded 400 µg/l in only 2 dogs, and they were suspected of having pancreatitis. Although the cPL concentration did not correlate with the degree of anemia or the level of parasitemia, it correlated with the band neutrophil count, platelet count, and blood urea nitrogen (BUN) level. Our study suggested that the prevalence of pancreatitis is lower among B. gibsoni-infected dogs than B. rossi-infected dogs.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31511445/