Uveíte de etiologia infeciosa em cães e gatos
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2016-01-08
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No presente estudo investigou-se a ocorrência da uveíte de causa infeciosa, responsável por uma parte importante da casuística oftalmológica da clínica de pequenos animais. Foram recolhidos dados das fichas clínicas de 55 animais diagnosticados com uveíte, no Centro Médico Veterinário da Universidade do Tennessee (CMVUT), em Knoxville, Tennessee, Estados Unidos da América (EUA), dos quais 10 (18,2%) apresentaram um agente infecioso associado. A população em estudo foi constituída, maioritariamente, por cães (83,6%) machos (52,7%) sem raça definida (15,2%) ou da raça Schnauzer Miniatura (15,2%) e com o plano vacinal atualizado (100%). As variáveis clinicopatológicas foram estudadas, assim como o diagnóstico clínico e/ou laboratorial, o tratamento e a evolução clínica. No estudo em questão, destacou-se a doença fúngica, nomeadamente a blastomicose (7,3%), como a principal causa de uveíte infeciosa em animais de companhia. Outros agentes infeciosos incluíram Ehrlichia canis (5,5%), Rickettsia rickettsii (1,8%) e coronavírus (3,6%) De acordo com os resultados deste estudo, as doenças infeciosas parecem representar uma importante componente da prática clínica, e mais concretamente da especialidade de oftalmologia, de pequenos animais.
The present work was conducted in order to investigate the occurrence of infectious uveitis, responsible for an important part of companion animals’ ophthalmology practice casuistry. Records were collected from the clinical sheets of 55 animals diagnosed with uveitis, in the Veterinary Medical Center of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, United States of America, of which 10 (18.2%) presented with an associated infectious agent. The studied population was primarily composed by dogs (82.6%) of the male gender (52.7%), mixed bred (15.2%) or Miniature Schnauzer (15.2%) with the vaccine plan updated (100%). The clinicopathological variables were analyzed as well as the clinical and laboratorial diagnosis, treatment and clinical evolution. In this study, fungal diseases, namely blastomycosis (7.3%), were the main cause of infectious uveitis in companion animals. Other infectious agents included Ehrlichia canis (5.5%), Rickettsia rickettsii (1.8%) and coronavirus (3.6%). According to the results, infectious diseases appear to represent an important component of the companion animals’ clinical practice, particularly the ophthalmology specialty.
The present work was conducted in order to investigate the occurrence of infectious uveitis, responsible for an important part of companion animals’ ophthalmology practice casuistry. Records were collected from the clinical sheets of 55 animals diagnosed with uveitis, in the Veterinary Medical Center of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, United States of America, of which 10 (18.2%) presented with an associated infectious agent. The studied population was primarily composed by dogs (82.6%) of the male gender (52.7%), mixed bred (15.2%) or Miniature Schnauzer (15.2%) with the vaccine plan updated (100%). The clinicopathological variables were analyzed as well as the clinical and laboratorial diagnosis, treatment and clinical evolution. In this study, fungal diseases, namely blastomycosis (7.3%), were the main cause of infectious uveitis in companion animals. Other infectious agents included Ehrlichia canis (5.5%), Rickettsia rickettsii (1.8%) and coronavirus (3.6%). According to the results, infectious diseases appear to represent an important component of the companion animals’ clinical practice, particularly the ophthalmology specialty.
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Dissertação de Mestrado em Medicina Veterinária
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Oftalmologia veterinária , Doença infeciosa , Uveíte , Animais de estimação , Diagnóstico clínico , Terapia