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Canine atopic dermatitis (CAD) is a common dermatosis, defined as a genetic-related disease which predisposes to skin inflammation and pruritus, associated to a IgE-specific response in most of cases. Clinical diagnosis may be later complemented by skin allergy and/or serological tests. The aim of these tests is to identify possible allergens in order to enable the clinicians to select candidate antigens for allergen specific immunotherapy. In the present study 58 CAD positive animals were tested. All were submitted to the intradermal test (IDT) and screened for the presence of antibodies against different antigens using ELISA. The obtained results show a high prevalence of sensitization among the tested dogs to house dust mites and to pollen of C. dactylon. With this work it was possible to identify the main allergens involved in immunological response of dogs with CAD living in central area of Rio Grande do Sul.

III Medium frequency neuromuscular electrical stimulation (russian) in dogs with induced muscle atrophy RESUMO A estimulação elétrica neuromuscular (EENM) de média freqüência (Russa) ou de ABSTRACT The medium frequency neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) (Russa) or Kotz is designed for recuperation of muscle mass in dogs with muscular atrophy in disuse. This study aims to utilize medium frequency NMES on the femoral quadriceps of dogs with induced muscular atrophy and evaluate the occurrence of gain in mass. Eight dogs in two groups denominated GI, or control, and GII, or

Background: Vertebral fractures and luxations (VFL) are a major cause of neurologic injury in small animals. They are most commonly associated with severe external trauma from road traffic accidents, aggression, or falls from heights. There were few studies concerning VFL, mainly on results of treatments and sequelae. This retrospective work aimed to study patients with extrinsic trauma in the spinal cord that were treated at the Neurology and Neurosurgery Service of a Higher Education Institution in Brazil from 2007 to 2018, describing main etiologies, location of lesion, degree of neurological dysfunction, treatment, results and sequelae after surgical or conservative therapy. Materials, Methods & Results:One hundred and nine dogs of various breed and ages were included in this study. The main etiology of the spinal cord injury in these dogs were fractures and/or dislocations caused by road traffic accidents (66%), followed by interaction with other animals (5.5%). The body region most frequently affected by the lesions were the thoracolumbar segment (T3-L3) of the vertebral spine (52.3%), followed the lumbosacral segment [L4-S3] (38.5%). The degrees of the most prevalent neurological dysfunctions for each of the segments were grade V in 73.7% of the dogs with lesions between T3-L3, and grade III in 54.8% of the dogs with lesions in L4-S3. Twenty-one tutors of dogs subjected to surgery and 20 tutors of dogs that underwent clinical treatment could be contacted by phone. Statistical analysis performed on data from these patients indicated that there was no significant correlation between the motor recovery and the type of treatment instituted. However, when the degree of motor dysfunction was analyzed in conjunction with recovery, milder grades were found to be accompanied by the best recovery results. Discussion: Road traffic accidents were the most common cause of damage to the spinal cord, a finding described in other studies on extrinsic trauma. Due to the retrospective nature of this study, the analysis of the patients' motor recovery was performed using data from only 41 patients whose tutors could be reached by phone. We found that, in dogs that had satisfactory or partially satisfactory recovery, the ability to walk was restored between two and six months independent of the type of treatment (clinical or surgical). The criteria taken into account to choose the therapeutic option were degree of neurological dysfunction and/or presence of vertebral instability based on the three-compartment theory and the choice of the tutor after information on prognosis, postoperative care, possible neurological sequelae, and costs. Even though rigid external immobilization is indicated for the conservative treatment of VFL, in this study, all dogs subjected to clinical treatment were kept in cages without the use of external immobilization. Rigid immobilization causes discomfort to the patient, as well as complications during use. Loss of deep pain sensation (nociception) may occur immediately after acute injury, and it ...

Os ameloblastomas são neoplasias odontogênicas benignas de origem epitelial com comportamento localmente agressivo. Acometem predominantemente a mandíbula e podem atingir proporções variadas de acordo com o tempo de evolução. Manifestam-se geralmente entre a terceira e quinta décadas de vida. Paciente E.R., sexo masculino, 30 anos, foi encaminhado ao serviço de Cirurgia e Traumatologia Buco-maxilo-faciais da Universidade Federal do Paraná com aumento de volume em região de corpo e ângulo mandibular do lado esquerdo. Na anamnese, paciente relatou remoção de terceiro molar inferior esquerdo há um ano. Ao exame clínico, observou-se aumento de volume de consistência endurecida do lado esquerdo da mandíbula. Ao exame de imagens, observou-se uma lesão multiloculada radiolúcida de aproximadamente 6cm em ramo, ângulo e corpo mandibular. Realizaram-se então, punção exploratória e biópsia incisional, confirmando a hipótese diagnóstica de ameloblastoma. Devido à extensão da lesão e seu poder recidivante, optou-se pela ressecção parcial de mandíbula e reconstrução com placa de titânio. A peça removida foi enviada para análise anatomopatológica, confirmando o diagnóstico. Cinco meses após a cirurgia, houve fratura na placa de reconstrução e o paciente foi submetido à nova cirurgia para troca da placa. Após um ano, o paciente encontra-se sem alterações estéticas e funcionais.

RESUMOCistos renais podem formar-se em qualquer parte do néfron e dos ductos coletores. Alguns são hereditários, originando-se durante a organogênese, e outros se desenvolvem no tecido renal normal, depois que os rins estão completamente formados. No presente relato, descreve-se a ressecção de cisto e abscesso renais, por cirurgia laparoscópica em um cão. Para o acesso, foram utilizados três portais, dois de 10mm de diâmetro e um de 5mm, dispostos na parede abdominal lateral direita e, num segundo momento, na parede abdominal lateral esquerda. Conclui-se, portanto, que a técnica laparoscópica com três portais permite a realização de ressecção de cisto e abscesso renais em cães, sem a ocorrência de recidivas em curto prazo. Doenças perirrenais em pequenos animais são relativamente incomuns. Entre elas, os pseudocistos perirrenais são caracterizados como acúmulo de variadas quantidades de fluido, dentro de sacos fibrosos e em volta de um ou ambos os rins, estando frequentemente fixos ao hilo ou aos polos renais. O termo pseudocisto é utilizado para essa afecção pelo fato de ela não possuir camada epitelial, enquanto os cistos renais a possuem. Cistos renais são de origem Recebido em 9 de agosto de 2012 Aceito em 8 de maio de 2013 *Autor para correspondência (corresponding author) E-mail: mauriciovelosobrun@hotmail.com tubular, podendo envolver a cápsula glomerular ou qualquer porção dos túbulos renais. Já os pseudocistos ocorrem externamente ao parênquima renal, entre o parênquima e a cápsula renal, ou entre o parênquima renal e o retroperitônio (Ferreira, 2008).Cistos podem formar-se em qualquer parte do néfron e do sistema dos ductos coletores. Algumas lesões císticas são hereditárias, originando-se durante a organogênese. Outros cistos desenvolvem-se no tecido renal normal, depois que os rins estão completamente

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