Global Journal of Medical Research, G: Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine, Volume 21 Issue 2

© 2021. Laparra-Galindo, Julia Patricia & Mendez-Valenzuela Carlos Roberto. This research/review article is distributed under the terms of the Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). You must give appropriate credit to authors and reference this article if parts of the article are reproduced in any manner. Applicable licensing terms are at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/. Global Journal of Medical Research: g Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine Volume 21 Issue 2 Version 1.0 Year 2021 Type: Double Blind Peer Reviewed International Research Journal Publisher: Global Journals Online ISSN: 2249-4618 & Print ISSN: 0975-5888 Aproximación Diagnóstica De Las Enfermedades Sistémicas De Los Pacientes Con Signos Y Lesiones Oculares Atendidos En La Consulta Externa Del Hospital Veterinario De Animales De Compañía De La Universidad De San Carlos De Guatemala By Laparra-Galindo, Julia Patricia & Mendez-Valenzuela Carlos Roberto Abstract- The goal of this article is to show the most frequent types of differential diagnoses of systemic diseases in canines with ocular signs and lesions. For this purpose, a retrospective study was conducted on 510 medical records from patients of the Companion Animal Veterinary Hospital (HVAC) of the University of San Carlos (USAC) of Guatemala, from August to November 2017. The inclusion criteria were: canine species, having a differential diagnosis established list of possible systemic diseases and an eye examination by specialist. Through a descriptive analysis of the data, it was established that, of the 510 canines examined, 212 (42%) presented signs and ocular alterations, of these there were 550 differential diagnosis, which were categorized using the acronym DAMNIT V; from which it was determined that 40% are infectious / inflammatory, neoplasic (19%) followed by metabolic processes (13%), allergic / autoimmune (10%), degenerative (7%), idiopathic (5%), traumatic / toxic 4% and finally vascular (2%). Keywords: canine, DAMNIT V, differential diagnosis, veterinary ophthalmology. GJMR-G Classification: NLMC Code: WA 360 AproximacionDiagnosticaDeLasEnfermedadesSistemicasDeLosPacientesConSignosYLesionesOcularesAtendidosEnLaConsultaExternaDelHospitalVeterin arioDeAnimalesDeCompaniaDeLaUniversidadDeSanCarlosDeGuatemala Strictly as per the compliance and regulations of: