Intestinal lymphangiectasia in dogs, challenging diagnosis: Four cases
Crevna limfangiektazija kod pasa, teško do dijagnoze - 4 slučaja
2017
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Davitkov, DarkoVasiljević, Maja
Davitkov, Dajana
Božović-Ilić, Anja
Đorđević, Milena
Krstić, Vanja
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Intestinal lymphangiectasia is an uncommon disease which can cause severe, chronic protein-losing enteropathy in dogs. Four dogs were presented at the Belgrade Clinic for Small Animals with clinical signs of chronic diarrhea, lethargy, anorexia, vomiting and weight loss. Abnormal physical examination findings included dehydration, signs of pain on abdominal palpation, and ascites. The most important clinicopathological findings were lymphopenia and hypoproteinemia with hypoalbuminemia. Abdominal ultrasound revealed intestinal abnormalities in all dogs. To establish an undoubted diagnosis of intestinal lymphangiectasia, endoscopy and histopathology were conducted.
Crevna limfangiektazija predstavlja retko oboljenje kod pasa koje može izazvati ozbiljne, hronične enteropatije sa gubitkom proteina. Na Klinici za male životinje u Beogradu su primljena četiri psa sa simptomima hronične dijareje, letargije, anoreksije, povraćanja i gubitka na težini. Opštim pregledom su ustanovljene promene u smislu dehidratacije, bolnosti na palpaciju abdomena i ascitesa. Najznačajnije kliničko-patološke promene su bile limfopenija i hipoproteinemija sa hipoalbuminemijom. Ultrazvučnim pregledom abdomena su ustanovljene promene na crevima kod svih pasa. Da bismo postavili nesumljivu dijagnozu crevne limfangiektazije urađena je endoskopija i histopatologija.
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diagnosis / dogs / lymphangiectasia / protein-losing enteropathy / dijagnoza / enteropatija sa gubitkom proteina / limfangiektazija / psiSource:
Veterinarski Glasnik, 2017, 71, 1, 52-57Publisher:
- Univerzitet u Beogradu - Fakultet veterinarske medicine, Beograd
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- Molecular genetic and ecophysiological researches on the protection of autochthonous animal genetic resources, sustaining domestic animals’ welfare, health and reproduction, and safe food production (RS-MESTD-Integrated and Interdisciplinary Research (IIR or III)-46002)
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Fakultet veterinarske medicineTY - JOUR AU - Davitkov, Darko AU - Vasiljević, Maja AU - Davitkov, Dajana AU - Božović-Ilić, Anja AU - Đorđević, Milena AU - Krstić, Vanja PY - 2017 UR - https://vet-erinar.vet.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1442 AB - Intestinal lymphangiectasia is an uncommon disease which can cause severe, chronic protein-losing enteropathy in dogs. Four dogs were presented at the Belgrade Clinic for Small Animals with clinical signs of chronic diarrhea, lethargy, anorexia, vomiting and weight loss. Abnormal physical examination findings included dehydration, signs of pain on abdominal palpation, and ascites. The most important clinicopathological findings were lymphopenia and hypoproteinemia with hypoalbuminemia. Abdominal ultrasound revealed intestinal abnormalities in all dogs. To establish an undoubted diagnosis of intestinal lymphangiectasia, endoscopy and histopathology were conducted. AB - Crevna limfangiektazija predstavlja retko oboljenje kod pasa koje može izazvati ozbiljne, hronične enteropatije sa gubitkom proteina. Na Klinici za male životinje u Beogradu su primljena četiri psa sa simptomima hronične dijareje, letargije, anoreksije, povraćanja i gubitka na težini. Opštim pregledom su ustanovljene promene u smislu dehidratacije, bolnosti na palpaciju abdomena i ascitesa. Najznačajnije kliničko-patološke promene su bile limfopenija i hipoproteinemija sa hipoalbuminemijom. Ultrazvučnim pregledom abdomena su ustanovljene promene na crevima kod svih pasa. Da bismo postavili nesumljivu dijagnozu crevne limfangiektazije urađena je endoskopija i histopatologija. PB - Univerzitet u Beogradu - Fakultet veterinarske medicine, Beograd T2 - Veterinarski Glasnik T1 - Intestinal lymphangiectasia in dogs, challenging diagnosis: Four cases T1 - Crevna limfangiektazija kod pasa, teško do dijagnoze - 4 slučaja VL - 71 IS - 1 SP - 52 EP - 57 DO - 10.2298/VETGL170228007D ER -
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Davitkov, D., Vasiljević, M., Davitkov, D., Božović-Ilić, A., Đorđević, M.,& Krstić, V.. (2017). Intestinal lymphangiectasia in dogs, challenging diagnosis: Four cases. in Veterinarski Glasnik Univerzitet u Beogradu - Fakultet veterinarske medicine, Beograd., 71(1), 52-57. https://doi.org/10.2298/VETGL170228007D
Davitkov D, Vasiljević M, Davitkov D, Božović-Ilić A, Đorđević M, Krstić V. Intestinal lymphangiectasia in dogs, challenging diagnosis: Four cases. in Veterinarski Glasnik. 2017;71(1):52-57. doi:10.2298/VETGL170228007D .
Davitkov, Darko, Vasiljević, Maja, Davitkov, Dajana, Božović-Ilić, Anja, Đorđević, Milena, Krstić, Vanja, "Intestinal lymphangiectasia in dogs, challenging diagnosis: Four cases" in Veterinarski Glasnik, 71, no. 1 (2017):52-57, https://doi.org/10.2298/VETGL170228007D . .