RELATÓRIO DE ESTÁGIO CURRICULAR SUPERVISIONADO (CLÍNICA MÉDICA DE PEQUENOS ANIMAIS E PATOLOGIA CLÍNICA VETERINÁRIA/ Loxoscelismo CUTÂNEO-VISCERAL EM CÃO - RELATO DE CASO

Abstract

The brown spider is an arachnid belonging to the genus Loxosceles. In veterinary medicine, spider bite accidents are rarely described and the diagnosis is considered challenging. The poisoning by spiders of this species is called loxoscelism, and the clinical syndrome can develop in two ways: the cutaneous or the cutaneous-visceral (hemolytic). The aim of the present work is to report a case seen at the Veterinary Hospital of the Federal University of Uberlândia with manifestation of cutaneous-visceral loxoscelism, which after proper diagnosis and outpatient and home treatments, the animal had a favorable prognosis. Hematological alterations were observed in the patient's exams, such as leukopenia, anemia and thrombocytopenia, findings frequently described in the literature. In addition, jaundice and increased liver enzymes were observed, a rare systemic manifestation found in cutaneous-visceral conditions. The animal had very extensive dermonecrotic lesions, with no secondary infections and difficult to heal. For the treatment, the use of liver protectors, antiemetics, antibiotics, analgesics, anti-inflammatory drugs, vitamin complexes, ointments, antiseptic solutions, as well as fluid therapy was recommended, being its choice based on the clinical signs presented by the patient. After thirty days of treatment, the animal showed improvement both in terms of dermonecrosis and also in relation to the values of liver enzymes.