Diagnosis and Clinical Management of Microfilariosis in a Dog Arthi A.*, Tresamol P.V., Rajan Sindhu K. Department of Veterinary Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (KVASU), Mannuthy, Thrissur-680651 (Kerala) *Corresponding author. E-mail: arthivet@gmail.com
Online published on 20 November, 2017. Abstract A dog presented with inappetance and pus discharging sinuses from the base of mammary glands was diagnosed as microfilaria associated inflammatory reaction. Anaemia, thrombocytopenia, lymphopenia and leukocytosis were evident in hematology. Sheathed and unsheathed microfilariae were found in buffy coat. The animal was successfully treated with Levamisole hydrochloride for seven days. Top Keywords Brugia malayi, Dirofilaria repens, FNAC, levamisole hydrochloride, PCR. Top |