Retrospective study on intercurrent pancreatitis with <i>Babesia gibsoni</i> infection in dogs

• MASUDA Misa

  Laboratory of Veterinary Small Animal Internal Medicine, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture, Iwate University, 3-18-8 Ueda, Morioka 020-8550, Japan

• OTSUKA-YAMASAKI Yayoi

  The Organization for the Revitalization of the Sanriku Region and Regional Development, Iwate University, 3-18-8 Ueda, Morioka 020-8550, Japan

• SHIRANAGA Nobuyuki

  Shiranaga Animal Hospital, 2-12-18 Sakuragi, Syunan, 745-0806, Japan

• IGUCHI Aiko

  Course of Veterinary Laboratory Medicine, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture, Tottori University, Tottori 680-8553, Japan

• UCHIDA Naohiro

  Laboratory of Veterinary Small Animal Internal Medicine, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture, Iwate University, 3-18-8 Ueda, Morioka 020-8550, Japan

• SATO Reeko

  Laboratory of Veterinary Small Animal Internal Medicine, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture, Iwate University, 3-18-8 Ueda, Morioka 020-8550, Japan

• YAMASAKI Masahiro

  Laboratory of Veterinary Small Animal Internal Medicine, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture, Iwate University, 3-18-8 Ueda, Morioka 020-8550, Japan

Abstract

Babesia rossi infection has been reported to be associated with the high prevalence of pancreatitis in dogs. In this study, we retrospectively investigated whether pancreatitis occurs in B. gibsoni-infected dogs. The clinical manifestations, and hematological and serum biochemical examination results, including canine pancreatic-specific lipase (cPL), in 20 B. gibsoni-infected dogs were analyzed. The cPL concentration exceeded 400 µg/l in only 2 dogs, and they were suspected of having pancreatitis. Although the cPL concentration did not correlate with the degree of anemia or the level of parasitemia, it correlated with the band neutrophil count, platelet count, and blood urea nitrogen (BUN) level. Our study suggested that the prevalence of pancreatitis is lower among B. gibsoni-infected dogs than B. rossi-infected dogs.

Journal

• Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

  Journal of Veterinary Medical Science 81 (11), 1558-1563, 2019

  JAPANESE SOCIETY OF VETERINARY SCIENCE

Keywords

• <i>Babesia gibsoni</i>
• pancreatitis
• retrospective study

Details

• CRID: 1390564227345538944
• NII Article ID: 130007744340
• DOI: 10.1292/jvms.19-0280
• ISSN: 13477439
• ISSN: 09167250
• PubMed: 31511445
• Web Site: https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jvms/81/11/81_19-0280/_pdf
• Web Site: https://search.jamas.or.jp/link/ui/2020195592
• Text Lang: en
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