Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with widespread infection showing skin sores first
By Decôme, Magali et al.·Published in The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne·2019·Department of Clinical Sciences (Decô·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Systemic disseminatedinfection with cutaneous lesions as the initial clinical presentation in a dog.
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Plain-English summary
A 7-year-old spayed female boxer was brought to the vet after showing signs of extreme tiredness and developing multiple skin sores over eight days. Despite being seemingly healthy before, her condition worsened quickly, leading to serious health issues. Blood tests showed low platelet counts and liver problems, and further tests identified a specific infection. Unfortunately, the dog did not survive, and a post-mortem exam revealed that the infection had spread throughout her body, affecting her skin, liver, lungs, and nervous system.
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Abstract
This report describes a disseminatedinfection with cutaneous involvement as the primary presenting clinical sign, in an apparently immunocompetent 7-year-old, spayed female boxer dog. The dog had an 8-day history of progressive lethargy associated with the appearance of multiple cutaneous and ulcerated masses, followed by an acute deterioration of her clinical status. Blood analysis revealed thrombocytopenia, increased liver enzyme activity, and partial thromboplastin time. Disseminated intravascular coagulation was suspected. Tachyzoites were identified on cutaneous cytology and species was determined by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assays on blood and cerebrospinal fluid. The post-mortem evaluation revealed involvement of the neurological system, liver, lung, and skin.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31692596/