Case study in canine intestinal lymphangiectasia.
A 9.52 kg, 9-year-old, spayed female beagle was presented with the chief complaint of abdominal distention of 1 week's duration. A presumptive diagnosis of canine intestinal lymphangectasia was arrived at by exclusion of other causes for the patient's ascites. The patient was successfully treated with dietary modification and immunosuppressive therapy.
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Thomas A
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Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island, 550 University Avenue, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island C1A 4P3.
D000818:Animals; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000178:diet therapy / Q000188:drug therapy; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008201:Lymphangiectasis, Intestinal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000178:diet therapy / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents