title: Prevalence of increased canine pancreas-specific lipase concentrations in young dogs with parvovirus enteritis.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Pancreatic abnormalities during canine parvovirus (CPV) enteritis have not been studied prospectively.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The objective of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic significance of canine serum pancreas-specific lipase (Spec cPL) concentration in dogs with CPV enteritis for the presence of acute pancreatitis (AP). Puppies with naturally occurring CPV enteritis were recruited and prospectively allocated into 2 groups according to normal or increased serum Spec cPL concentration. Clinical signs, laboratory findings, and pancreas-associated variables were compared between groups, and the impact of possible AP on disease course, duration of hospitalization, and outcome was assessed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Serum Spec cPL concentration in 35 puppies was above the upper limit of the RI in 17/35 (48.6%) dogs (Group A) and within the RI in 18 dogs (Group B). An increased serum lipase activity was present in 29/35 (82.9%) dogs, and Group A dogs had a higher serum lipase activity than Group B (P = .006). Serum Spec cPL in Group A dogs was positively correlated with serum lipase activity at the day of presentation (r = .667; P = .003) and day of discharge (r = .628; P = .007). No statistically significant difference was found between groups (P = .233) for the presence of systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) (6/17 or 35.3% dogs Group A, and 8/18 or 44.4% dogs Group B), the disease course, duration of hospitalization, or outcome between groups.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Increased serum Spec cPL is relatively common in dogs with CPV enteritis. However, such increases do not seem to correlate with the outcome of disease.
authors.affiliation: Companion Animal Clinic, School of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: Irida V
authors.initials: IV
authors.lastname: Kalli
authors.affiliation: Companion Animal Clinic, School of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: Katerina K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Adamama-Moraitou
authors.affiliation: Companion Animal Clinic, School of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: Michael N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Patsika
authors.affiliation: Diagnostic Laboratory, School of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: Dimitra
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pardali
authors.affiliation: Gastrointestinal Laboratory, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Jörg M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Steiner
authors.affiliation: Gastrointestinal Laboratory, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Jan S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Suchodolski
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Agronomy, School of Agriculture, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Menexes
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: Georgia D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Brellou
authors.affiliation: Companion Animal Clinic, School of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: Timoleon S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Rallis
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000821:virology; D004285:Dogs; D004751:Enteritis / Q000097:blood / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D005260:Female; D008049:Lipase / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000097:blood / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D010322:Parvoviridae Infections / Q000097:blood / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D017992:Parvovirus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D015995:Prevalence; D011446:Prospective Studies; D018746:Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*
chemical_list: D008049:Lipase
keywords: Acute pancreatitis; dogs, pancreatic inflammation; pancreatic markers; viral diarrhea