PANCITOPENIA CAUSED BY CANINE ERRLICHIOSIS: CASE REPORT

Abstract

Ehrlichiosis is an endemic disease in Brazil, considered one of the main diseases that affect dogs. However, despite being frequent, its diagnosis can be challenging, as it has non-specific signs and several laboratory changes, or even no changes. This disease is caused by an obligatory intracellular bacterium, transmission occurs through the bite of a contaminated ectoparasite that acts both as a vector and as a reservoir of the disease. Therefore, this work aims to report the clinical case of pancytopenia caused by Ehrlichia canis, in a 6-month-old dog, of no defined breed, who arrived for treatment complaining of vomiting and apathy, in addition to presenting dermatological manifestations in the skin.