CANINE TETANUS - A CASE STUDY

Authors

  • Francisco das Chagas Costa dos Santos UFG
  • Guido Fontgalland C. Linhares UFG
  • Olízio Claudino da Silva UFG

Abstract

A tetanics occurrence in a dog is described, the animal displaying at consultation the following clinical indications: generalized muscular rigidity (spastic paralysis), trismus, ";risus sardonicus";, reflex hyperexcitability, erection of ears, skin wrinkling in frontal region of head and “bannertail”. Diagnosis was exclusively clinical, infection introduction by C. tetani was not detected.

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Published

2007-11-23

How to Cite

SANTOS, F. das C. C. dos; LINHARES, G. F. C.; SILVA, O. C. da. CANINE TETANUS - A CASE STUDY. Pesquisa Agropecuária Tropical [Agricultural Research in the Tropics], Goiânia, v. 14, n. 1, p. 35–43, 2007. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/pat/article/view/2456. Acesso em: 19 may. 2024.

Issue

v. 14-16, n. 1, Jan./Dec. 1984-1986

Section

Research Article

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