Decreased erythrocyte osmotic fragility during canine leptospirosis.
Erythrocyte osmotic fragility (EOF) was carried out in nineteen dogs naturally infected by Leptospira interrogans serovar icterohaemorrhagiae/copenhagi. A decreased EOF was observed, suggesting a modification of erythrocyte components secondary to disturbances that occur during canine leptospirosis, such as renal damage and hepatic disease.
Santoro
M L
ML
Laboratory of Pathophysiology-Institute Butantan, São Paulo, Brazil.
Kogika
M M
MM
Hagiwara
M K
MK
Mirandola
R M
RM
Castelar
I L
IL
D000818:Animals; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D004285:Dogs; D006461:Hemolysis; D007921:Leptospira interrogans; D009996:Osmotic Fragility / Q000502:physiology*; D014895:Weil Disease / Q000097:blood / Q000662:veterinary*