Suspected postpartum haemolytic-uraemic syndrome in a cow

Doğumdan 1 ay sonra başlayan, epistaksis, siklerada ekimoz, purulent vaginal akıntı ve mukozalarda solgunluk şikayetleri olan, 6 yaşında Holstein bir inek muayeneye getirildi. Klinik, hematolojik ve biyokimyasal bulgular olarak; anemi, hemoliz, trombositopeni, azotemi ve kanama eğiliminin olması nedeniyle olguda hemolitik-üremik sendromdan şüphelenildi. Tedaviye hemen başlandı ve hasta bir haftada tamamen iyleşti. Fakat skleral ekimoz bir ayda düzeldi.

Anahtar Kelimeler:

doğum sonrası dönem, hemolitik üremik sendrom, inek, tedavi

Bir inekte postpartum hemolitik-üremik sendrom şüphesi

A 6-year-old Holstein cow suffering from epistaxis, ecchymoses on the sclera, purulent vaginal discharge and pale mucous membranes one month after parturition was referred for examination. Clinical, hemathologic and biochemical findings, including anaemia, haemolysis, thrombocytopenia, azotaemia and tendency to bleed led us to suspect the case of being haemolytic-uraemic syndrome. The treatment was initiated immediately and the animal completely recovered in a week but scleral echimose diseppeared after one month.

Keywords:

postpartum period, haemolytic uraemic syndrome, cows, therapy,

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