BİR KÖPEKTE EHRLICHIOSIS OLGUSU

Abstract

Ozet Bu yazida intermittens karekterli ates, halsizlik, depresyon, killarda matlik, skrotumda kizarik­lik ve kanli burun akintisi sikayetleriyle klinige getirilen 3.5 yasinda erkek Bull Terrier irki bir kopekte Ehrlichiosis olgusu incelendi. Klinik muayenede hepalomegali, splenomegali. lenfadenopatI ve mukozalarda solgunluk saptandi. Trombositopeni (40 mm 3 /10 3 ) ve anemiyi iceren hematolojik anormalliklere ilave olarak, idrar kulturunde 3 hemolitIk streptokok kolonilerinin (10 5 ) uredigi, biyokimyasal kan muayenesinde serum to­tal protein (9.4 g/dl), globulin (6.3 g/dl), ure (181 mg/dl), kreatinin (4.7 mg/dl) duzeylerinin arttigi ve albumin (3.1 g/dl) duzeyinin dustugu saptandi, indirect fluorescent antibody (IFA) testi kullanilarak yapilan sero-iojik muayene de 1/40 oraninda Ehrlichia canis antikor titrasyonu saptandi. Klinik, hematolojik, biyokimyasal, mikrobiyoloijk laboratuar bulgulari goz onune alindiginda, olguya kronik Ehrlichiosis tanisi konuldu. Doxycyclin (20 mg/kg) ve Sulfanamid-trimethoprim (30 mg/kg) kombinasyonu uc hafla sureyle gunde iki defa oral yolla tedavi icin kullanildi. Ulkemizde Ehrlichiosis'in ilk kez saptandigi kopek bu ilaclarla tamamen iyilestirildi. Anahtar Kelimeler: Kopek, Ehrlichiosis, trombositopeni, tedavi, RhipIcephaius sanguineus CASE OF EHRLICHIOSIS IN A DOG Summary In this paper, it was described 3,5 years old, male, Bull Terrier breed a dog which was came to our clinic with anamnesis such as intermittent fever, weakness, depression, become dull in hairs, hype­remia in scrotum and nasal discharges with blood. It was determined hepatomegaly, splenomegaly, lymphadenopathy and paleness of mucous membranes in clinical examination. In addition to hematological abnormali­ties including trombocytopenia (40 mm/10 3 ) and anemia, It was determined that I² hemolytic streptococci colonies (10 3 ) reproduced in urine culture, serum total protein (9.4 g/dl). globulin (6.3 g/dl), urea (181 mg/dl), kreatinin (4.7mg/dl) levels increased and aibumin (3.1 g/dl) level decreased in blood examination. Ehrlichia canis antibody titration 1/40 in ratio was found by used indirect fluorescent antibody (IFA) test. When clinical and laboratory sings such as hematological, biochemical and microbiological were considered, the case was diagnosed of chronic Ehrlichiosis, Doxycilyn (20 mg/kg) and sulfonamide-trimethoprim (30 mg/kg) were used twice a day during three weeks as oral for treatment. The dog that Ehrlichiosis was firstly determined in our country was entirely treated with drugs. Key Words: Dog, Ehrlichiosis, trombocytopenia, treatment, Rhipicepftalus sanguineus