Diarrhea associated with myenteric ganglionitis in a dog.
Diarrhea in a Border Terrier was associated with inflammatory lesions of the myenteric plexus. This lesion has been documented rarely in dogs. It is speculated that the myenteric plexus lesions were responsible for an autonomic nervous system dysfunction, which resulted in extreme intestinal hypermotility and subsequent diarrhea. Suggested tests for dogs suspected to have autonomic dysfunction are given.
Willard
M D
MD
Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing 48824.
Mullaney
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T
Karasek
S
S
Yamini
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D000818:Animals; D001342:Autonomic Nervous System Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000662:veterinary*; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D007249:Inflammation / Q000662:veterinary; D009197:Myenteric Plexus / Q000473:pathology