Informe de práctica profesional en la “Central de Urgencias Veterinarias” Bogotá, Cundinamarca. Vasculitis cutánea en Pitbull de 5 meses caso clínico.

Abstract

The term vasculitis indicates inflammation and disturbance blood vessels. It can be primary or secondary most commonly to diseases such as systemic infections, neoplasia, drug reactions, vasculitis may be limited to the skin (cutaneous vasculitis) or involve other organs with varied clinical manifestations. In this case is to treat a patient with vasculitis, before detailing the development and approach to this disease include that days before the canine named Athena, would have entered, with a picture of gastroenteritis. On February 16, 2016, enters Central Urgencies Veterinary, Pitbull patient race, about 5 months old, was admitted with emesis, diarrhea, after the anamnesis, stabilized by fluid followed by a pharmacological therapy with protective mucus, antiemetics, antidiarrheals and antibiotics. After 12 hours, a Full blood count and serological tests for parvovirus is taken. The values for the red line thrown are slightly decreased, white line had altered level of lymphocytes. The result of parvovirus serology was negative, being the prime suspect coronavirus agent. The therapy was satisfactory, 12 days were enough to leave the gastrointestinal tract problems. 28 After 12 days of entering exhibits a secondary signology, inspection, extremities cyanotic coloration, friable tissue are observed. Exams taken and proceeds with palliative treatment, considering a case of cutaneous vasculitis and ends with loss of the phalanges of the four limbs.