Ubah Azubuike S, Abalaka Samson E, Idoko Idoko S, Obeta Sunday S, Ejiofor Charles E, Mshelbwala Philip P, Omeje Jude N, Ajayi Itopa E
Department of Theriogenology, University of Abuja, Abuja, Nigeria.
Department of Veterinary Pathology, University of Abuja, Abuja, Nigeria.
Vet Anim Sci. 2019 Jan 31;7:100049. doi: 10.1016/j.vas.2019.100049. eCollection 2019 Jun.
A 9-month old male Boerboel was presented at the University of Abuja Small Animal Clinic with a primary complaint of inappetence and micturition with brownish-yellow urine. Physical examination revealed pale mucous membranes, enlarged pre-scapular lymph nodes, bilateral ocular discharges, pyrexia (41.2 °C), depression and the presence of ticks of the genus on the body of the animal. History revealed that the dog was recently vaccinated against canine distemper, hepatitis, leptospirosis, parainfluenza, parvovirus (DHLPP) and rabies six days prior to the onset of clinical signs, and had been anorexic. Following clinical examination, blood and faecal samples were collected for biochemical and parasitological analyses, and the results revealed the presence of intraerythrocytic parasites, normocytic and normochromic anaemia with extensive cellular damage. However, during the course of the investigation, the dog died. With appropriate consent, a post-mortem examination was carried out. Diffuse oedema with interstitial pneumonia in the lung, focal haemorrhage with cellular infiltration in the heart and progressive necrosis of epithelial cells within the seminiferous tubules of the testicles were observed. Many of the observed clinicopathological alterations were consistent with complicated babesiosis. However, in the current case, some unique systemic complications such as testicular degeneration, which has not been previously observed in the Boerboel are discussed.
一只9个月大的雄性布尔博尔犬被送到阿布贾大学小动物诊所，主要症状是食欲不振和排出棕黄色尿液。体格检查发现黏膜苍白、肩胛前淋巴结肿大、双眼有分泌物、发热（41.2℃）、精神沉郁，动物身上有璃眼蜱属蜱虫。病史显示，这只狗在出现临床症状前六天，最近接种了犬瘟热、肝炎、钩端螺旋体病、副流感、细小病毒（DHLPP）和狂犬病疫苗，且一直食欲不振。临床检查后，采集了血液和粪便样本进行生化和寄生虫学分析，结果显示存在红细胞内寄生虫、正细胞正色素性贫血并伴有广泛的细胞损伤。然而，在调查过程中，这只狗死亡。经适当同意后，进行了尸体剖检。观察到肺部有弥漫性水肿并伴有间质性肺炎，心脏有局灶性出血并伴有细胞浸润，睾丸曲细精管内上皮细胞进行性坏死。许多观察到的临床病理改变与复杂巴贝斯虫病相符。然而，在当前病例中，还讨论了一些以前在布尔博尔犬中未观察到的独特全身并发症，如睾丸变性。
