Clinical Case of a Transfusion-Associated Canine Mycoplasma haemocanis Infection in the Republic of Korea: A Case Report
This report describes the first clinical case of a transfusion-associated Mycoplasma haemocanis infection in a dog in Korea. A 6-year-old male Maltese underwent a red blood cell transfusion for idiopathic immune-mediated hemolytic anemia. Eighteen days after the blood transfusion, the recipient’s packed cell volume decreased and basophilic organisms were found on erythrocytes.
A polymerase chain reaction and sequential analysis showed that both the donor dog and recipient dog had M. haemocanis. Six weeks after doxycycline administration, no organisms were detected and the recipient’s anemia had improved.
Mycoplasma haemocanis is the main pathogen of hemotropic mycoplasmas (hemoplasma) in dogs and comprises a group of bacteria that parasitize the surface of erythrocytes. These species are transmitted by blood-sucking arthropods, such as ticks [1,2]. M. haemocanis has been molecularly detected in 1 out of 510 (0.2%) healthy dogs in Korea [2]. However, until now, there have been no clinical reports of M. haemocanis in dogs in Korea. We report a clinical case of M. haemocanis infection in a dog in Korea.
he hematologic and cytologic analyses results were consistent with M. haemocanis infection, and the molecular analysis results confirmed the presence of the organism.
Authors: Jihu Kim, Donghwan Lee, Eunchae Yoon, Hyeona Bae, Daseul Chun, Jun-Gu Kang, Dong-In Jung, Do-Hyeon Yu
Source: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
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