Serum feline trypsin-like immunoreactivity in cats with exocrine pancreatic insufficiency.
Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency is thought to occur rarely in cats. This assumption has been made based on the lack of a specific test for this disease in the cat. Clinical data from the 1st 20 cats with serum feline trypsin-like immunoreactivity (fTLI) concentrations < or = 8 microg/L are presented. In 17 of these 20 cats compelling evidence for a diagnosis of exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI) was present and in the remaining 3 supportive evidence for a diagnosis of EPI was available. The conclusion was made that serum fTLI concentration is a specific test for EPI in the cat.
Steiner
J M
JM
Department of Small Animal Medicine and Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A&M University, College Station 77843-4474, USA. jsteiner@cvm.tamu.edu
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D000818:Animals; D001706:Biopsy / Q000662:veterinary; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002415:Cats; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000662:veterinary; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / Q000662:veterinary; D010188:Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female; D005492:Folic Acid / Q000097:blood; D006937:Hypercholesterolemia / Q000662:veterinary; D008297:Male; D010314:Partial Thromboplastin Time / Q000662:veterinary; D011863:Radioimmunoassay / Q000662:veterinary; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012709:Serum Albumin / Q000032:analysis; D013974:Thyroxine / Q000097:blood; D014357:Trypsin / Q000097:blood* / Q000276:immunology; D014805:Vitamin B 12 / Q000097:blood; D015431:Weight Loss
D012709:Serum Albumin; D005492:Folic Acid; D014357:Trypsin; D014805:Vitamin B 12; D013974:Thyroxine