Cytauxzoonose e linfoma digestivo em felino doméstico no Distrito Federal: relato de caso

Abstract

Cytauxzoonosis is an endemic disease in the United States, difficult to diagnose and with a poor prognosis, caused by the hemoprotozoan piroplasm Cytauxzoon spp, transmitted by the Amblyomma americanum tick, affecting wild and domestic cats. At the Public Veterinary Hospital of Taguatinga, the case of a feline, SRD, male, four years old, already diagnosed with Cytauxzoonosis spp., was onitored. 1 year ago, in a private veterinary clinic in Brasília, using the Polymerase Chain Reaction - PCR. The animal was treated with doxycycline at the time of diagnosis and with prednisolone 1mg/kg since then. The blood count performed at the hospital indicated severe hypochromic macrocytic anemia, eukopenia due to monocytopenia, severe thrombocytopenia, in addition to changes in creatinine, GGT and urea parameters. Supportive treatment was prescribed for the patient, including metoclopramide 0.3 mg/kg SC, vitamin B12 IV, omeprazole 1 mg/kg IV, 3mL of glucose IV and an urgent blood transfusion, which was denied by the guardian. One week after returning, the animal arrived at the hospital with cardiorespiratory arrest and unfortunately died. After authorization from the guardian, a necropsy was performed, with the result being grade 1 small cell intestinal lymphoma.