title: A review of anaemia of inflammatory disease in dogs and cats.
abstract: Anaemia of inflammatory disease is a common cause of anaemia in routine veterinary practice. It is most often mild to moderate, normocytic, normochromic and non-regenerative. Shortened red cell life span, inhibition of iron metabolism and impaired bone marrow response to erythropoietin all contribute to its development. Although anaemia of inflammatory disease is a well-known cause of anaemia in dogs and cats, there is a lack of epidemiological information because specific diagnostic criteria have not been established in veterinary species. Anaemia of inflammatory disease is associated with a poor outcome in various disease states in human medicine; however, its clinical significance and treatment in veterinary medicine are not well understood. This review article describes anaemia of inflammatory disease in dogs and cats and considers its potential significance.
authors.affiliation: Department of Small Animal Internal Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, Kitasato University, 23-35-1 Towada, Aomori 034-8628, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chikazawa
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine and Health Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Leicestershire, LE12 5RD.
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Dunning
mesh_terms: D000740:Anemia / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D002415:Cats; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D004285:Dogs; D007249:Inflammation / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*