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Case Reports
. 2018 Jun;59(6):663-667.

Granulocytic anaplasmosis in 2 dogs from Quebec

Sarah Elhamiani Khatat  1 , Deborah Culang  1 , Carolyn Gara-Boivin  1
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Granulocytic anaplasmosis in 2 dogs from Quebec

Sarah Elhamiani Khatat et al. Can Vet J. 2018 Jun.

Abstract
in English, French

Two dogs from Quebec were diagnosed with granulocytic anaplasmosis. They both displayed fever, lethargy, and anorexia. Other clinical signs included vomiting, uveitis, polyarthritis, hepatomegaly, and splenomegaly. Thrombocytopenia, anemia, and lymphopenia were identified in both cases. Cytoplasmic inclusions were observed within neutrophils, and Anaplasma phagocytophilum infection was confirmed by polymerase chain reaction in both dogs.

Anaplasmose granulocytaire chez deux chiens au Québec. Deux chiens originaires du Québec ont été diagnostiqués avec une anaplasmose granulocytaire. Les chiens ont manifesté de façon aiguë de la fièvre, un abattement et de l’anorexie. D’autres signes cliniques ont été observés incluant vomissement, uvéite, polyarthrite, hépatomégalie et splénomagalie. Une thrombocytopénie, une anémie et une lymphopénie ont été détectées chez les deux chiens. Des inclusions intracytoplasmques étaient également présentent dans les neutrophiles et l’infection à Anaplasma phagocytophilum a été confirmée par réaction d’amplification en chaîne par la polymérase chez les deux chiens.(Traduit par les auteurs).

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Inclusion (arrow) within a neutrophil on a blood smear from a dog with Anaplasma phagocytophilum infection. Modified Wright’s stain. Bar = 20 μm.
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Figure 2
Inclusion (arrow) within a neutrophil on a cytologic examination of synovial fluid of a dog with Anaplasma phagocytophilum infection. Modified Wright’s stain. Bar = 20 μm.
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