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Vet Mex 2006; 37 (4)

Clinical-pathological diagnosis of ethylene glycol poisoning: A case report

García-Ortuño LE, Bouda J, Jardón HG, Morales SE

Language: English/Spanish
References: 18
Page: 503-512
PDF size: 457.43 Kb.


ABSTRACT

The objective of this study was to present the most important clinical-pathological fi ndings of ethylene glycol poisoning for early diagnosis and adequate treatment. A clinical case of a female dog which consumed a toxic amount of ethylene glycol and presented tachycardia, tachypnea, seizures and vomiting, is described blood samples were taken for determination of acid-base equilibrium, hemogram and serum chemistry. The laboratory changes were: partially compensated metabolic acidosis, increased anion gap, relative erythrocytosis, leukogram response to stress, renal hyperazotemia and monohydrate calcium oxalate crystals in urine sediment. Calcium oxalate crystals in renal tubules and brain observed by histopathology confi rmed ethylene glycol poisoning. The adequate use of laboratory tests and the early diagnosis, as well as the early treatment, determine the prognosis of the animal.


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