Article ; Online: Hyperbetaglobulinemia, anaemia and thrombocytopenia in a domestic ferret (Mustela putorius furo) associated to Leishmania infantum.
Research in veterinary science
2023 Volume 166, Page(s) 105096
Abstract: Leishmaniosis in domestic ferrets is a vector-borne disease caused in Europe by the protozoan parasite Leishmania infantum. There is limited information on clinical signs and laboratory abnormalities in ferrets due to leishmaniosis. This clinical case ... ...
| Abstract | Leishmaniosis in domestic ferrets is a vector-borne disease caused in Europe by the protozoan parasite Leishmania infantum. There is limited information on clinical signs and laboratory abnormalities in ferrets due to leishmaniosis. This clinical case report described a domestic ferret (Mustela putorius furo) with severe hyperbetaglobulinemia, anaemia, thrombocytopenia, and abnormal renal parameters. A good clinical response following an anti-Leishmania infantum treatment protocol was achieved. However, the presence of pain at the site of injection was the main side effect due to meglumine antimoniate administration. Xanthine crystalluria was not observed in urine sediment with no other urine alterations detected by urine analysis during the follow-up. Initially, clinical signs noted in this ferret could not initially be attributed to leishmaniosis. However, no causes were found that could have caused the hyperglobulinemia in this patient. A reduction of the levels of anti-L. infantum serum antibodies and the concentrations of beta-globulin fraction was detected in this patient after anti-Leishmania treatment administered as well as the disappearance of thrombocytopenia. To extent of the knowledge of leishmaniosis in ferrets, this is the fourth case report of leishmaniosis documented in this species. |
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| MeSH term(s) | Animals ; Leishmania infantum ; Ferrets ; Leishmaniasis/veterinary ; Anemia/veterinary ; Thrombocytopenia/veterinary |
| Language | English |
| Publishing date | 2023-11-25 |
| Publishing country | England |
| Document type | Case Reports |
| ZDB-ID | 840961-4 |
| ISSN | 1532-2661 ; 0034-5288 |
| ISSN (online) | 1532-2661 |
| ISSN | 0034-5288 |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.rvsc.2023.105096 |
| Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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