A case of juvenile cellulitis in a dog

Juvenil cellulitis'li bir köpekte klinik ve laboratuvar bulgular ile sağaltım sonucu sunuldu. Hastada en önemli klinik bulgular olarak submandibular lenfadenopati, çene, burun ucu, göz ve ağız çevresinde ödem, papül ve püstüller belirlendi. Sağaltım öncesi alınan kan örneğinde anemi, lökositozis, nötrofili ve hiperproteinemi belirlendi. Görünümü bozulmamış püstülden alınan aspiratda bakteriel üreme saptanmadı. Günde iki kez, 22 mg/kg dozda cephalexine ve başlangıçta 2 mg/kg, daha sonra 1 mg/kg dozda günde bir kez oral methylprednisolone kullanımı ile olgu başarılı bir şekilde sağaltıldı.

Anahtar Kelimeler:

steroit, çoklu ilaç tedavisi, köpek, deri hastalıkları, kortikoidler, antibiyotikler

Bir köpekte juvenil cellulitis olgusu

Clinical, laboratory and therapeutic results in a dog with juvenile cellulitis are presented. Prominent clinical signs were determined as submandibular lymphadenopathy together with edema, papules, and pustules localized periocularly, periorally, on the chin and muzzle. In the blood sample taken before treatment, there were anemia, leucocytosis, neutrophilia, and hyperproteinemia. Aspirates from intact pustules were negative for bacterial growth. The dog responded to treatment with cephalexine given at a dose of 22 mg/kg orally twice a day and methylprednisolone at an initial dose of 2 mg/kg orally and subsequently at 1 mg/kg once a day.

Keywords:

steroids, multiple drug therapy, dogs, skin diseases, corticoids, antibiotics,

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