title: A prospective study of the association of anemia and thrombocytopenia with ocular lesions in dogs.
abstract: This prospective study was conducted to evaluate the prevalence and severity of ocular lesions in dogs with anemia (packed cell volume < or =20%) and/or thrombocytopenia (platelet count<150,000/microL). Dogs were divided into four groups: (1) anemic (n=17); (2) thrombocytopenic (n=36); (3) anemic and thrombocytopenic (n=24); and (4) healthy controls (n=26). The prevalence of ophthalmic lesions in these four groups was 12%, 42%, 42% and 0%, respectively. Anemia was not associated with the presence of ocular lesions (P=0.41) or their severity. Thrombocytopenia was significantly associated with the presence of ocular lesions (P=0.0016) and with their severity (P=0.017). We conclude that thrombocytopenia, but not anemia, is associated with ocular lesions in dogs.
authors.affiliation: Koret School of Veterinary Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot 76100, Israel.
authors.forename: Michal
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shelah-Goraly
authors.forename: Itamar
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Aroch
authors.forename: Philip H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Kass
authors.forename: Yaron
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Bruchim
authors.forename: Ron
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ofri
mesh_terms: D000740:Anemia / Q000097:blood / Q000662:veterinary*; D000818:Animals; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000097:blood*; D004285:Dogs; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female; D006400:Hematocrit / Q000662:veterinary; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D010976:Platelet Count / Q000662:veterinary; D015995:Prevalence; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013921:Thrombocytopenia / Q000097:blood / Q000662:veterinary*