Open AccessCelulite juvenil canina – relato de casos
Author(s) -
Carlos Eduardo Fonseca-Alves,
Aline Gonçalves Corrêa,
Hérika Xavier da Costa,
Fabiana Elias,
Helvécio Leal Santos,
Sabrina dos Santos Costa,
Sabryna Gouveia Calazans
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
semina. ciências agrárias
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1679-0359
pISSN - 1676-546X
DOI - 10.5433/1679-0359.2012v33n4p1539
Subject(s) - medicine , cellulitis , prednisone , dermatology , juvenile , physical examination , surgery , scars , edema , genetics , biology
Juvenile cellulitis or juvenile sterile granulomatous lymphadenitis is a rare disorder that affects puppies between three weeks to six months years old. Clinical signs include alopecia, edema, papules, pustules and crusts especially on eyelids. Definitive diagnosis requires cytological and histological evaluation and early and aggressive therapy is recommended, once scars after recovery can be severe. The choice treatment is the high dose of corticosteroids use such as prednisone. Three animals of canine species were attended at the Veterinary Hospital Clinical Small Animal Service presenting different clinical signs. Hemogram, skin lesions and submandibular lymph nodes cytological examination was collected and analyzed. The treatment was instituted, using cephalexin (22mg/kg, twice daily) up to control of secondary bacterial infection, and prednisone (2mg/kg, once a day) until clinical resolution. Complete cure was obtained at the end of treatment. The aim of this work is to report three clinical cases of juvenile cellulitis in dogs