Título:	Utero-cutaneous fistula in ruminants : characterization of the first cases in ewes and cows
Autor(es):	Câmara, Antonio Carlos Lopes Braga, Gustavo Peixoto Fidelis, Andrei Antonioni Guedes Dantas, Fausto Romualdo de Faria Borges, José Renato Junqueira Castro, Márcio Botelho de
ORCID:	https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6895-7210 https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9784-4848 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1338-4432 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3996-0856
Afiliação do autor:	Universidade de Brasília, College of Agronomy and Veterinary Medicine, Large Animal Veterinary Teaching Hospital Independent Researcher, Brasília Univerity Center of Brasília, Animal Reproduction Department Independent Researcher, Brasília Universidade de Brasília, College of Agronomy and Veterinary Medicine, Large Animal Veterinary Teaching Hospital Universidade de Brasília, College of Agronomy and Veterinary Medicine, Veterinary Pathology Laboratory
Assunto:	Nelore (Zebu) Ovelha - doenças Bovino - doenças Bovino - reprodução Ovelha - reprodução
Data de publicação:	22-Jan-2024
Editora:	MDPI
Referência:	CÂMARA, Antonio Carlos Lopes et al. Utero-cutaneous fistula in ruminants: characterization of the first cases in ewes and cows. Animals, [S. l.], v. 14, n. 2, 344, 2024. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/ani14020344. Disponível em: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/14/2/344. Acesso em: 04 jun. 2024.
Abstract:	Reports on UCF in animals are still lacking in veterinary literature. Detailed clinical signs, laboratory findings, and follow-up information from the first cases of UCF in two ewes and two cows are provided. The cases occurred over a 12-year period. All ruminants presented a fistulous tract or perforated wound on the right ventral abdomen, emitting a foul-smelling secretion possibly associated with macerated fetal parts or placental remains. Laboratory findings included anemia, leukocytosis by neutrophilia, and hyperfibrinogenemia in one ewe, and hyperfibrinogenemia in one cow. Ovariohysterectomy and fistulectomy were performed in one ewe, while the other three ruminants were submitted for the removal of fetal parts and placental remains through the UCF. Two ewes died within 12–48 h, and the two Nelore cows had an uneventful recovery, achieving secondary intention healing within 30 to 35 days. As a never-reported or unnoticed disease of the reproductive tract, UCF is an unusual consequence of dead fetus retention in an end-stage pregnancy and a potentially life-threatening condition in ruminants, especially ewes. Further broad studies in large herds of cattle and small ruminant flocks must be conducted to estimate the incidence of UCF and ensure improvements in the diagnosis and knowledge of pathogenesis, aiming at prevention.
Unidade Acadêmica:	Faculdade de Agronomia e Medicina Veterinária (FAV)
Licença:	© 2024 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by/ 4.0/).
DOI:	https://doi.org/10.3390/ani14020344
Fonte:	Faculdade de Agronomia e Medicina Veterinária (FAV)
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