A canine case of Ehrlichia canis infection without a history of being in an endemic area in Japan

• Published in: Journal of Veterinary Medical Science Vol. 86; no. 4; pp. 354 - 357
• Main Authors: IGARASHI, Hirotaka, NAGAI, Naoyuki, YAMADA, Yoko, ITO, Tetsuro, NEO, Sakurako, GOTO-KOSHINO, Yuko, KANAI, Eiichi, AIHARA, Naoyuki, TAKAGI, Satoshi, KAMIIE, Junichi, HISASUE, Masaharu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Japan JAPANESE SOCIETY OF VETERINARY SCIENCE 2024; Japan Science and Technology Agency; The Japanese Society of Veterinary Science
• Subjects: Animals; Bacteriology; dog; Dog Diseases - pathology; Dogs; Doxycycline; Ehrlichia; Ehrlichia canis; Ehrlichiosis; Ehrlichiosis - epidemiology; Ehrlichiosis - veterinary; epidemiology; Gammopathy; Hyperplasia; Japan - epidemiology; Male; Neutropenia; Neutropenia - veterinary; Pancytopenia; Plasmacytoma; Plasmacytosis; Spleen; Splenectomy; Thrombocytopenia; Thrombocytopenia - veterinary; Japan; epidemiology; dog; Ehrlichia canis; splenectomy

A mixed-breed, 8-year-old male dog developed neutropenia, thrombocytopenia, and hyperglobulinemia. Bone marrow hyperplasia and splenic plasmacytosis were cytologically observed. The dog had never been outside of Tokyo or Shizuoka Prefecture. Splenectomy was performed to confirm and remove the cause...