Vasculitis associated with Ehrlichia canis and Babesia canis in a dog in the Netherlands

Thomas Dijkxhoorn; Silvia T. Auxilia; Marie Welters; Nathalie De Vries; Margreet Ploeg

doi:10.1002/vrc2.70228

Vasculitis associated with Ehrlichia canis and Babesia canis in a dog in the Netherlands

Thomas Dijkxhoorn^*
, Silvia T. Auxilia
, Marie Welters
, Nathalie De Vries
, Margreet Ploeg

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

This report describes a case of severe, sudden-onset, widespread vasculitis affecting a dog concurrently infected by Ehrlichia canis and Babesia canis. Following diagnostic investigations, the dog was suspected of an immune-mediated vasculitis, possibly triggered by E. canis, B. canis or their combination. The lesions completely resolved after a multimodal treatment protocol including prednisolone, ciclosporin, pentoxifylline, doxycycline and imidocarb dipropionate.

Original language	English
Article number	e70228
Journal	Veterinary Record Case Reports
Volume	13
Issue number	4
Early online date	9 Oct 2025
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/vrc2.70228
Publication status	Published - Dec 2025

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Keywords

babesiosis
dermatology
Ehrlichia
vasculitis

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