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Dermatitis associated with Dirofilaria repens microfilariae in three dogs in Saudi Arabia
Author(s) -
Tarello W.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
journal of small animal practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.7
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1748-5827
pISSN - 0022-4510
DOI - 10.1111/j.1748-5827.2003.tb00134.x
Subject(s) - dirofilaria repens , medicine , erythema , dermatology , hyperkeratosis , dirofilaria , dirofilaria immitis , repens , pathology , helminths , immunology , biology , botany
The presence of microfilariae of the zoonotic nematode Dirofilaria repens is reported in three dogs from Saudi Arabia, manifesting as pruritic dermatitis with signs including erythema, alopecia, papules, crusting and hyperkeratosis. All dogs were found to have concurrent babesiosis. Specific treatments against the two conditions led to complete clinical recovery and disappearance of microfilariae from the blood one month later.