Canine viral enteritis. II. Morphologic lesions in naturally occurring parvovirus infection.
The morphologic lesions associated with naturally occurring canine parvovirus infection are described. The disease is characterized by necrosis of crypt epithelium in the small intestine and of lymphoid tissue in Peyers patches, lymph nodes, spleen and thymus.
D000818:Animals; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D004285:Dogs; D004751:Enteritis / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000473:pathology; D009336:Necrosis; D010321:Parvoviridae; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*