The aim of this study was to characterize the prostatic ultrasonographic alterations in dogs treated at the Veterinary Clinic Cayetano Heredia (Lima, Peru), during 2010 to 2014, correlating the observed alterations with diagnoses compatible to prostatic pathologies, considering the size, age and breed. A total of 407 clinical histories of patients that presented one or more prostatic alterations were evaluated, being the adult dogs of small size and purebred the most affected population, and the prostatomegaly was the most common condition. Benign prostatic hyperplasia and prostatic neoplasias were the predominant anatomopathologic alterations. Prostatic alterations can also be seen in young animals. The results reaffirm that the ultrasonography allows the identification of the most frequent prostatic pathologies.

This paper reports a clinical case of Aspergillus otomycosis in an 8-year-old male English Cocker Spaniel, with a previous diagnosis of immune-mediated hemolytic anemia. The patient was treated for pain and discomfort in both ears. Routine blood tests were performed, as well as cytology and microbiological culture of ear secretion. Aspergillus niger together with Malassezia pachydermatis were the isolated, the oral and topical antifungal therapy was established with favorable results after 30 days of treatment. The isolated mold exhibited some important virulence factors such as hemolytic, lipase and amylase activity, as well as in vitro susceptibility to azole antifungals. In the immunosuppressed patients with otitis externa, it is necessary to perform microbiological cultures for environmental fungi, in addition to evaluating the pathogenic characteristic at the phenotypic level. This ...

El presente estudio caracteriza las alteraciones ultrasonográficas prostáticas en perros atendidos en la Clínica Veterinaria Docente Cayetano Heredia (Lima, Perú) entre 2010 y 2014, correlacionando las alteraciones observadas con los diagnósticos compatibles a patologías prostáticas, considerando las variables tamaño, edad y raza. Se utilizaron 407 historias clínicas de pacientes que presentaron una o más alteraciones prostáticas, siendo la población más afectada los perros adultos, de tamaño pequeño y raza pura; asimismo, la condición más común fue la prostatomegalia. La hiperplasia prostática benigna y las neoplasias prostáticas fueron las alteraciones anatomopatológicas que más predominaron. Las alteraciones prostáticas también pueden ser evidenciadas en animales jóvenes. Los resultados reafirman que la ultrasonografía permite la identificación de las patolo...