Relación entre hipoalbuminemia y proteinuria en pacientes con Ehrlichiosis canina

Abstract

The objective of the present investigation was to establish the relationship between hypoalbuminemia and proteinuria in patients with canine Ehrlichiosis. For this purpose, blood and urine samples from 25 dogs, patients from the Animalia Veterinary Clinic of different ages, sexes and breeds seropositive to E. canis, were analyzed. The blood samples were subjected to blood and immunochromatographic evaluations "SensPERT-caniV-4", while the urine samples were subjected to urianalysis using reagent strips and a refractometer. Of the blood samples, 80% (20/25) presented

alterations in which we can highlight thrombocytopenia and 56% (14/25) had non- regenerative hyperchromic normocytic anemia. Regarding the findings in the blood

biochemistry and the urianalysis, 24% (6/25) showed hypoalbuminemia and 64% (16/25) proteinuria, 52% (13/25) azotemia and 48% (12 / 25) hyponatremia of the sampled dogs. The albumin values obtained in the blood biochemistry and those of protein in the urianalysis examinations did not represent congruence and similarity at the time of their comparison during the descriptive or statistical analysis, so we can conclude that there is no direct relationship between the levels of hypoalbuminemia with proteinuria levels therefore do not depend on each other. However, it can be indicated that the blood profile analyzed leads us to the correct diagnosis of E. canis.