Parenteral nutrition in the management of a dog with lymphocytic-plasmacytic enteritis and severe protein-losing enteropathy.
Management of lymphocytic-plasmacytic enteritis in a dog with whipworm infestation, hypoproteinemia, and ascites is described. Short-term parenteral nutrition hastened normalization of serum proteins, resolution of diarrhea, and weight gain. A description of the potential benefits, limitations, and possible complications of parenteral nutrition in refractory inflammatory bowel disease is given.
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Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins 80523, USA.
Miller
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D000818:Animals; D001201:Ascites / Q000662:veterinary; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000662:veterinary; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D004285:Dogs; D004751:Enteritis / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female; D007019:Hypoproteinemia; D009752:Nutritional Status; D010288:Parenteral Nutrition / Q000662:veterinary*; D011504:Protein-Losing Enteropathies / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D014257:Trichuriasis / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary; D015430:Weight Gain