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Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association 40:92-101 (2004)
© 2004 American Animal Hospital Association

Retrospective Study

Clinicopathological Abnormalities and Treatment Response in 24 Dogs Seroreactive to Bartonella vinsonii (berkhoffii) Antigens

Edward B. Breitschwerdt, DVM, Diplomate ACVIM, Kasandra R. Blann, DVM, Martha E. Stebbins, DVM, PhD, Karen R. Muñana, DVM, Diplomate ACVIM, Michael G. Davidson, DVM, Diplomate ACVO, Hilary A. Jackson, DVM, Diplomate ACVD and Michael D. Willard, DVM, Diplomate ACVIM

From the Departments of Clinical Sciences (Breitschwerdt, Blann, Muñana, Davidson, Jackson) and Farm Animal Health and Resource Management (Stebbins), College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27606 and the Department of Small Animal Medicine and Surgery (Willard), Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843.

Bartonella vinsonii (B. vinsonii) subspecies berkhoffii is a recently recognized cause of endocarditis, myocarditis, and granulomatous disease in dogs. In an effort to elucidate other potential disease manifestations, the case records of 24 dogs that were seroreactive to B. vinsonii (berkhoffii) antigens were studied retrospectively. Diagnoses included immune-mediated hemolytic anemia, neutrophilic or granulomatous meningoencephalitis, neutrophilic polyarthritis, cutaneous vasculitis, and uveitis. Repeated B. vinsonii (berkhoffii) antibody titers became negative after treatment. This study indicates that a diverse spectrum of disease manifestations and clinicopathological abnormalities can be detected in dogs that are seroreactive to B. vinsonii (berkhoffii) antigens.




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