Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia (Feb 2005)

Perfil hematológico e avaliação eletroforética das proteínas séricas de cães com cinomose Hematological profile and electrophoretic evaluation of serum proteins of dogs with canine distemper

  • I.N.G. Silva,
  • M.I.F. Guedes,
  • M.F.G. Rocha,
  • C.M.O. Medeiros,
  • L.C. Oliveira,
  • O.C. Moreira,
  • M.F.S. Teixeira

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1590/S0102-09352005000100019
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 57, no. 1
pp. 136 – 139

Abstract

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The hematological and serum proteins electrophoretic profiles of 13 dogs with distemper (Lentz inclusion body in leukocytes) were studied. The most frequent hematological findings were: normocitic normocromic anemia (61%), leukopenia (46%), left shount (54%), trombocytopenia (69%) and lymphopenia (85%). Electrophoretic analysis of serum proteins showed hypoproteinemia (54%), with reduced albumin and increased alfa-2 globulin. These findings can be used to support the clinical diagnosis of canine distemper.

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