Fernanda Castillo

Dr. Fernanda Castillo


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Academic Career Length

13Years (2014-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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20 October 2014 in Veterinary Sciences
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ALAmanda Loftis
Amanda Loftis
FCFernanda Castillo
Fernanda Castillo
LBLewis Bogdanovic
Lewis Bogdanovic
AVAshutosh Verma
Ashutosh Verma
Through prospective enrollment of canine patients at the Ross University Veterinary Clinic, on St. Kitts, four cases of acute fatal leptospirosis were diagnosed. Clinical, pathological, and diagnostic findings in these cases are summarized in this case series. Icterus, thrombocytopenia, hyperphosphatemia, pulmonary hemorrhage, and both hepatocellular and renal damage were noted in all four cases. Interestingly, extensive myocardial involvement was also observed in one case. To our knowledge, this is the first documentation of myocarditis in a dog with leptospirosis, and the first report of fatal leptospirosis in any animal species on the Caribbean island of St. Kitts.