Variação dos valores normais do leucograma, após a administração oral de dexametasona em cães

Os autores estudaram as variacoes que ocorreram no leucograma de caes quando submetidos a tratamento com Dexametasona oral. Observaram neutrofilia, monocitose, linfopenia e eosinopenia, em 4 horas. O numero total de leucocitos retornou aos limites fisiologicos nas 24 horas apos o tratamento mas a monocitose persistiu. Depois de 12 horas os eosinofilos comecaram a retornar aos limites normais mas nao alcancaram os numeros fisiologicos em 24 horas. Abstract The authors studied the variation that occurred in dogs' white cells count when they were treated with oral Dexamethasone. Neutrophilia, lymphopenia, monocytosis and eosinopenia were observed in four hours after the drug administration. The total number of leukocytes returned to the normal levels in 24 hours after treatment but monocytosis persisted at this time After 12 hours eosinophils began to return to the normal ranges but they did not reach physiologic numbers in 24 hours.