title: Prevalence of food-responsive enteropathy among dogs with chronic enteropathy in Japan.
abstract: There have been limited reports on the prevalence of adverse food reactions among dogs suffering from chronic enteropathy (CE) in Japan. We examined the prevalence and histological features of food-responsive enteropathy (FRE) in a total of 32 dogs with history of CE. Fourteen of 18 cases (56.2%) diagnosed as FRE had lymphocytic-plasmacytic enteritis or eosinophilic enteritis by histopathological examination. Characteristic histopathological changes indicating FRE were not identified in 18 cases, though 4 cases did not show any abnormalities. Results collected from this study provided important information that can help to change the way dogs with CE are treated in the future.
authors.affiliation: Primo Animal Hospital Nerima Animal Allergy Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Koji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kawano
authors.forename: Hidekatsu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shimakura
authors.forename: Noriyuki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nagata
authors.forename: Yuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Masashi
authors.forename: Akemi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Suto
authors.forename: Yukinori
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Suto
authors.forename: Shohei
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Uto
authors.forename: Hiromichi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ueno
authors.forename: Takehiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hasegawa
authors.forename: Takahiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ushigusa
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nagai
authors.forename: Yasunori
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Arawatari
authors.forename: Kazuki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Miyaji
authors.forename: Keitaro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ohmori
authors.forename: Takuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mizuno
mesh_terms: D000821:Animal Feed; D000818:Animals; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000178:diet therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D005512:Food Hypersensitivity / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000178:diet therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D007410:Intestinal Diseases / Q000178:diet therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence