Chronic hepatitis. An emerging syndrome in dogs.
Chronic active hepatitis has been recognized in humans since the 1950s but has been recognized only recently as a disease syndrome in dogs. The author describes this diverse group of chronic inflammatory liver diseases and discusses the factors related to its etiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, and therapy.
D000818:Animals; D001706:Biopsy; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D004285:Dogs; D006520:Hepatitis, Animal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D006521:Hepatitis, Chronic / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D013577:Syndrome