RESUMO
Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) virus is an emerging zoonotic virus in East Asia. However, SFTS virus (SFTSV) has not been reported to cause clinical infection in companion dogs to date. We report the case of a 4-year-old companion dog that presented with fever, vomiting, leukocytopenia and thrombocytopenia at a veterinary hospital in the Republic of Korea. It was diagnosed with SFTS, which was confirmed using real-time reverse transcription PCR, sequencing and an indirect immunofluorescence assay, and recovered after supportive care. Further studies are required to investigate SFTSV infection in companion animals, living in close contact with humans, as well as animal-to-human transmission.
Assuntos
Doenças do Cão/diagnóstico , Phlebovirus/isolamento & purificação , Febre Grave com Síndrome de Trombocitopenia/veterinária , Animais , Doenças do Cão/virologia , Cães , Febre/veterinária , Febre/virologia , Leucopenia/veterinária , Leucopenia/virologia , Masculino , República da Coreia , Febre Grave com Síndrome de Trombocitopenia/diagnóstico , Febre Grave com Síndrome de Trombocitopenia/virologia , Trombocitopenia/veterinária , Trombocitopenia/virologia , Resultado do Tratamento , Vômito/veterinária , Vômito/virologiaRESUMO
An 8 wk old female Dalmatian weighing .56 kg presented with growth retardation. The puppy exhibited no abnormalities during physical examination other than significantly reduced growth compared with her littermates. Endocrine results suggested pituitary dwarfism. Two wk later, the puppy returned due to the onset of megaesophagus, but the puppy unfortunately died the following morning. This case report describes the diagnosis of dwarfism in a Dalmatian puppy that was caused by growth hormone (GH) deficiency and describes its early clinical manifestations.
