Difference between revisions of "Infectious Canine Hepatitis"
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==Diagnosis== | ==Diagnosis== | ||
| + | *Intranuclear inclusion bodies in hepatocytes can be seen under H&E staining | ||
| + | *Vascular endothelium can be stained for viral '''antigen''' by '''immunofluorescence''' | ||
===Clinical Signs=== | ===Clinical Signs=== | ||
*recovering animals may show an immune-mediated uveitis with corneal opacity | *recovering animals may show an immune-mediated uveitis with corneal opacity | ||
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===Pathology=== | ===Pathology=== | ||
| + | ====Pathogenesis==== | ||
| + | *Infects and replicates in the oropharynx | ||
| + | *Viremia as the virus reaches endothelial cells | ||
| + | *Attacks the endothelial lining of '''gall bladder''', '''liver sinusoids''', and '''Kuppfer cells''' | ||
| + | *Resulting '''heptatitis''' is followed by severe abdominal pain and often death | ||
| + | *Post Mortem: swollen, hemorrhagic liver, ascites, and oedema of the gall bladder | ||
| + | *In older dogs, may present more mildly with lymph node enlargement and chronic interstitial nephritis | ||
| + | *In foxes: virus replicates in the endothelia of the brain resulting in neuronal damage, fits, and paralysis | ||
====Gross==== | ====Gross==== | ||
*the virus has a tropism for endothelium and hepatocytes | *the virus has a tropism for endothelium and hepatocytes | ||
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**in hepatocytes and macrophages | **in hepatocytes and macrophages | ||
==Treatment== | ==Treatment== | ||
| − | + | ===Control=== | |
| + | In an outbreak | ||
| + | *Isolate infected dogs | ||
| + | *Disinfect premises | ||
| + | To prevent | ||
| + | *'''Vaccination''': tissue culture adaptation that may be live or inactivated | ||
| + | *Cross protection with CAV2 | ||
| + | *Live vaccines are known to cause keratitis in Afghans, Red Setters and Saluki | ||
==Prognosis== | ==Prognosis== | ||
Revision as of 14:41, 5 July 2010
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| Also known as: | Rubarth's Disease Canine adenovirus infection |
Description
- adenovirus - Canine Adenovirus 1
- acute and generalised infection
- highly infectious
- spread via the urine of infected animals over a long period of time
Signalment
- young dogs
Diagnosis
- Intranuclear inclusion bodies in hepatocytes can be seen under H&E staining
- Vascular endothelium can be stained for viral antigen by immunofluorescence
Clinical Signs
- recovering animals may show an immune-mediated uveitis with corneal opacity
Laboratory Tests
Radiography
Biopsy
Endoscopy
Pathology
Pathogenesis
- Infects and replicates in the oropharynx
- Viremia as the virus reaches endothelial cells
- Attacks the endothelial lining of gall bladder, liver sinusoids, and Kuppfer cells
- Resulting heptatitis is followed by severe abdominal pain and often death
- Post Mortem: swollen, hemorrhagic liver, ascites, and oedema of the gall bladder
- In older dogs, may present more mildly with lymph node enlargement and chronic interstitial nephritis
- In foxes: virus replicates in the endothelia of the brain resulting in neuronal damage, fits, and paralysis
Gross
- the virus has a tropism for endothelium and hepatocytes
- widespread haemorrhages, especially on serosal surface
- distinctly pale mottled appearance
- from extensive necrosis, characteristically periacinar (centrilobular) in distribution - the reason for the increased susceptibility of this area is not known
- enlarged
- friable
- fibrinous or fibrino-haemorrhagic strands between lobes
- gall bladder
- wall usually shows oedema (up to 2cm diameter)
- lymph nodes and tonsils are enlarged and reddened, sometimes haemorrhagic
Microscopically
- basophilic intranuclear inclusion bodies
- in hepatocytes and macrophages
Treatment
Control
In an outbreak
- Isolate infected dogs
- Disinfect premises
To prevent
- Vaccination: tissue culture adaptation that may be live or inactivated
- Cross protection with CAV2
- Live vaccines are known to cause keratitis in Afghans, Red Setters and Saluki