Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Cardiac manifestations of borreliosis in a dog: a case report
- Journal:
- Veterinární Medicína
- Year:
- 2011
- Authors:
- C.F. Agudelo et al.
- Affiliation:
- University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic · CZ
- Species:
- dog
Plain-English summary
This case report discusses a dog in Europe that tested positive for Lyme disease, which is caused by a type of bacteria called Borrelia burgdorferi. The dog showed signs of heart disease, similar to what can happen in people with Lyme disease, including issues with the heart's rhythm and function. The researchers looked at the dog's blood tests, heart scans, and electrical activity of the heart to understand how the disease was affecting it. Overall, the findings suggest that Lyme disease can lead to serious heart problems in dogs, similar to those seen in humans.
Abstract
In Europe Lyme disease is caused by the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato. It presents with a variety of clinical manifestations including heart disease and problems of the nervous system, skin and joints. Lyme carditis occurs in 4-10% of infected humans and is characterized by a plethora of cardiovascular syndromes such as arrhythmia, myocarditis, and pericarditis among others. This article is a case report of a serologically positive (B. burgdorferi s.l.) dog, in which the antibody dynamics correlated with clinical, electrocardiographic, and echocardiographic findings of heart disease resembling human Lyme-induced dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM).
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