title: Protein-losing enteropathy associated with cystic mucoid changes in the intestinal crypts of two dogs.
abstract: Two dogs were emaciated and hypoalbuminemic due to protein-losing enteropathy associated with a severe, focal, mucoid, cryptal ectasia of the duodenum and marked villus atrophy. In one case, diseased portions of the duodenum were obvious endoscopically and were limited to discrete, focal areas in the small intestine, with apparently more undiseased tissue than diseased tissue being present. The signs and lesions in one dog resolved after initiating combination dietary and pharmacological therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Small Animal Medicine and Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA.
authors.forename: Michael D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Willard
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Zenger
authors.forename: Joanne L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Mansell
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004032:Diet; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D004285:Dogs; D004378:Duodenal Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D004384:Duodenoscopy / Q000662:veterinary; D005260:Female; D034141:Hypoalbuminemia / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D011504:Protein-Losing Enteropathies / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*
chemical_list: D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents