Casos de habronemose cutânea e pitiose em equinos atendidos no Hospital Veterinário / CSTR / UFCG, Patos - PB, entre os anos de 2008 a 2017.

Abstract

Cases of cutaneous Habronemosis and Pythiosis in equines served at the Veterinary Hospital/CSTR/ UFCG, Patos – PB, between the years 2008 is 2017. Pythiosis and cutaneous habronemias are pathologies that compromise the equine's comfort causing extensive lesions, and requiring laborious treatment and a complicated recovery. The objective of this study was to seek and to analyze the frequency and the casuistry of how occurs the appearance of cutaneous Habronemose and Pythiosis in the Veterinary Hospital. A retrospective study about two dermatopathies of skin that affect horses was carried out, known as cutaneous habronemias and pythiosis, in the region of the Northeastern Semi-arid region. The records of care were analyzed in the Great Animals Clinic of the Veterinary Hospital of the Federal University of Campina Grande, from August 2008 to April 2017. During the research, 2482 equidaes operations were performed, of which 2298 (92.58%) were equine and 37 cases of cutaneous habronemosis and 49 cases of cutaneous pythiosis were diagnosed in different sex, race and age group. The cases were confirmed by medical history, clinical examination and histopathology. It was also observed and discussed the clinical findings that differentiate acute cutaneous habronemosis from chronic and the aspects of pythiosis according to what was found in the clinical records, as well as the type of treatment used in the VH/UFCG and comparing this information with the literature. Therefore, about the results and analysis of the study it was observed that the habronemosis and cutaneous pythiosis are pathologies present in the northeastern semi-arid region that cause a loss of the quality of life of the animal, causing damage to the owners and contributing with the number of visits in the HV/UFCG.