High serum trypsin-like immunoreactivity secondary to pancreatitis in a dog with exocrine pancreatic insufficiency.
A 13-year-old spayed Doberman Pinscher with acute vomiting of 24 hours' duration and concurrent 2-week history of polyphagia with weight loss had diabetic ketoacidosis complicated by acute pancreatitis and exocrine pancreatic insufficiency. Diagnostic testing for exocrine pancreatic insufficiency, by determining serum trypsin-like immunoreactivity, revealed an unexpectedly high result when a low result was anticipated. High trypsin-like immunoreactivity was attributed to acute pancreatic inflammation.
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El Macero Veterinary Clinic, Davis, CA 95616.
D000208:Acute Disease; D000818:Animals; D002908:Chronic Disease; D016883:Diabetic Ketoacidosis / Q000150:complications / Q000662:veterinary*; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004285:Dogs; D010188:Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000150:complications / Q000662:veterinary*; D014357:Trypsin / Q000097:blood
D014357:Trypsin