Canine Histoplasmosis is an American important disease mostly in the central and southwest partof the United States that has not been yet reported in Colombia. Reports in human beings suggest the presence of this parasite in Colombia. This paperintends to report a case of canine histoplasmosis which was presented to the Small Animal Hospitalof La Salle University located at Bogotá- Colombia.The dog showed clinical signs of ataxia, turning, meningoecephalitis, the CSF analysis showed yeast-likeof Histoplasma capsulatum. For our information this is one of the first reports of meningo encephalitis by Histoplasma in dogs in Colombia.

The anterior cruciform ligament is the main articulation stabilizer of the canine knee. Its lesion has a degree of uncertainty that unchains a degenerative osteoarthritis and damage to the internal meniscus in most of the cases. The rupture of the anterior cruciform ligament (RACL) is one of the most common pathologies in canine’s knee. This pathology is related to the patient conditions such as size, weight, exercise, and diverse biomechanical factors of each animal. RACL is generally accompanied by complications like lesions on the meniscus and ligaments, inflammation and pain. For treatment of RACL they have set up a wide variety of surgical methods, which implies a total approaching of the articulation. The modified hammock method allows a successful resolution of the problem with a minimally invasive approaching and excellent articulation stabilization which allows a quick recovery and adequate.

Discurso en la ceremonia de graduación de la primera promoción de "Especialistas en Política Económica" de la Facultad de Ciencias Económicas. Universidad de Antioquia. Medellín, abril 13 de 1984. El título de este texto fue agregado por Lecturas de Economía.