A Cat Haemobartonellosis case in Kayseri

Abstract

A three years old, male yellow cat referred to University of Erciyes, Veterinary Faculty Clinics with a history of anorexia, lethargy, apathy and icterus was included in the present case. Clinically was defined dehydration, apathy, tick infestation, icterus at all mucosa and skin. Hematological examination revealed anisocytosis, trombocytopeni, macrocytic hypocromic anemia, leucocytosis, neutropenia, lymphocytosis, monocytosis and basophilia. Serum biochemical examination revealed glucose 176 mg/dl, BUN 140 mg/dl, creatinine 5.2 mg/dl, AST 1822 U/L, ALT 2703 U/L, totally protein 7.6 g/dl, totally bilirubin 27.3 mg/dl, conjugate bilirubin 20.3mg/dl. Haemobartonella felis (Mycoplasma haemofelis) was detected at the peripheral smear. The patient was treated with oxytetracycline (Pan- Terramycine flk., Pfizer®) for 10 days. This cat recovered clinically after the treatment and its heamatological examination revealed erythrocyte 3.90 x106 /µl, leucocyte 28.7 x103 /µl, neutrophil 17.7 x103 /µl, lymphocyte 6.5 x103 /µl. At the serum biochemical examination was determined to be glucose 94 mg/dl, BUN 169 mg/dl, creatinine 5.1mg/dl, AST 74U/L, ALT 52 U/L, totally protein 8.8 g/dl, totally bilirubin 2.3 mg/dl and conjugate bilirubin 1.4 mg/dl. In conclusion, this case was detected to be haemobartonellosis. Being the first haemobartonellosis case detected in Kayseri, the case was considered worth presentation in this paper.

Özet

Olgunun materyalini Erciyes Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi kliniklerine iştahsızlık, halsizlik, apati ve sarılık şika- yetiyle getirilen, 3 yaşlı, erkek, sarman kedi oluşturdu. Yapılan klinik muayenede hayvanda şiddetli dehidrasyon, tüm mukozalarda ve deride ikterus, apati, kene enfestasyonu belirlendi. Hematolojik muayenede; anisositosis, trombositopeni, makrositik hipokromik anemi, lökositozis, neutropeni, lenfositozis, monositozis, basofili ve serum biyo- kimyasal incelemesinde glukoz 176 mg/dl, BUN 140 mg/dl, kreatinin 5.2 mg/dl, AST 1822 U/L, ALT 2703 U/L, total protein 7.6 g/dl, total bilirubin 27.3 mg/dl, konjuge bilirubin 20.3mg/dl olarak belirlendi. Giemsa ile boyanan perifer kan frotisinde Haemobartonella felis (Mycoplasma haemofelis) tanısı konuldu. Hasta, oksitetrasiklin(Pan-Terramycine flk., Pfizer®) ile 10 gün süreyle tedavi edildi. Tedavi sonrası, klinik olarak hastanın iyileştiği ve hematolojik muayenede; eritrosit 3.90 x106 /µl, lökosit 28.7x103 /µl, neutrofil 17.7 x103 /µl, lenfosit 6.5 x103 /µl, serum biyokimyasal incelemesinde; glukoz 94 mg/dl, BUN 169 mg/dl, kreatinin 5.1mg/dl, AST 74 U/L, ALT 52 U/L, total protein 8.8 g/dl, total bilirubin 2.3 mg/dl ve konjuge bilirubin 1.4 mg/dl olarak belirlendi. Sonuç olarak; değerlendirilen olgunun haemobartonellozis olduğu tespit edildi. Kayseri’de belirlenen ilk haemobartonellozis olgusu olması nedeniyle bildiriminin yararlı olacağı kanısına varıldı.