Treatment of presumptive idiopathic immune-mediated anemia in a Holstein heifer, using blood transfusions and corticotherapy.
An idiopathic immune-mediated anemia was diagnosed in a 1-year-old Holstein heifer. The diagnostic procedures, blood transfusions, use of an immunosuppressive dosage of dexamethasone, and favorable outcome are described, and idiopathic immune-mediated anemia in mammals is briefly reviewed.
Lallemand
Michaël
M
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vétérinaire, Faculté de médecine vétérinaire, 3200 rue Sicotte, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec.
Fecteau
Gilles
G
Desnoyer
Michel
M
Francoz
David
D
Gaucher
Marie-Lou
ML
D000744:Anemia, Hemolytic, Autoimmune / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D000818:Animals; D001774:Blood Chemical Analysis / Q000662:veterinary; D001803:Blood Transfusion / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy*; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D005938:Glucocorticoids; D003907:Dexamethasone