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Presumptive Ischemic Brain Infarction in a Dog with Evans’ Syndrome
Joint Authors
Giannuzzi, Angelo Pasquale
De Simone, Antonio
Ricciardi, Mario
Gernone, Floriana
Source
Case Reports in Veterinary Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-11-23
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
A ten-year-old neutered female mixed breed dog was referred for pale mucous membrane and acute onset of right prosencephalic clinical signs.
Brain magnetic resonance imaging was suggestive for right middle cerebral artery ischemic stroke.
Based on cell blood count, serum biochemistry and serologic tests and flow cytometric detection of anti-platelets and anti-red blood cells antibodies, a diagnosis of immunomediated haemolytic anemia associated with thrombocytopenia of suspected immunomediated origin was done.
Immunosuppresive therapy with prednisone was started and the dog clinically recovered.
Two months later complete normalization of CBC and serum biochemistry was documented.
The dog remained stable for 7 months without therapy; then she relapsed.
CBC revealed mild regenerative anemia with spherocytosis and thrombocytopenia.
A conclusive Evans’ syndrome diagnosis was done and prednisone and cyclosporine treatment led to normalization of physical and CBC parameters.
The dog is still alive at the time the paper submitted.
Possible thrombotic etiopathogenetic mechanisms are illustrated in the paper and the authors suggest introducing Evans’ syndrome in the differential diagnosis list for brain ischemic stroke in dogs.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Giannuzzi, Angelo Pasquale& De Simone, Antonio& Ricciardi, Mario& Gernone, Floriana. 2014. Presumptive Ischemic Brain Infarction in a Dog with Evans’ Syndrome. Case Reports in Veterinary Medicine،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1017868
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Giannuzzi, Angelo Pasquale…[et al.]. Presumptive Ischemic Brain Infarction in a Dog with Evans’ Syndrome. Case Reports in Veterinary Medicine No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1017868
American Medical Association (AMA)
Giannuzzi, Angelo Pasquale& De Simone, Antonio& Ricciardi, Mario& Gernone, Floriana. Presumptive Ischemic Brain Infarction in a Dog with Evans’ Syndrome. Case Reports in Veterinary Medicine. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1017868
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1017868