Informe final de la práctica profesional médica en la clínica Central de Urgencias Veterinarias. Leptospirosis canina: Reporte de caso clínico.

Abstract

Canine’s leptospirosis is a zoonotic disease that affects the life quality of patients when it is not adequacy diagnosed, and it is of great importance for the public health. The following report describes the case of a canine “Bernese de la Montaña” of four-year-old, who consults for decay, inappetence and urethral bleeding; it was previously diagnosed as renal disease chronic and treated with Enrofloxacina without presenting improvement. Clinical exams including hemograma, renal function, blood chemistrie, and MAT, were realized in order to determine the cause of pathology. MAT test was positively to Leptospira, treatment begins with PenicillinStreptomycin for 15 days; and Doxiciclina for 10 days. The evolution of the patient was confirmed by the Microscopic Agglutination Test (MAT) with negative result. The treatment was symptomatic to avoid the irreparable renal and hepatic damages caused by the Leptospira, is important to educate the owners in the prevention of the disease.