A case of protein-losing enteropathy treated with methotrexate in a dog |
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Authors: | Yuki Masashi Sugimoto Noriko Takahashi Kuniaki Otsuka Hiromi Nishii Naohito Suzuki Kiyomi Yamagami Tetsushi Ito Hiroshi |
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Affiliation: | Yuki Animal Hospital, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan. |
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Abstract: | A 9-year-old female Pug was presented to us with chronic diarrhea. Hematologic findings indicated severe hypoproteinemia and hypoalbuminemia, and endoscopy revealed severe edema of the duodenal mucosa. Based on these results and on additional histopathological findings, we made a diagnosis of protein-losing enteropathy caused by lymphocytic-plasmacytic enteritis with lymphangiectasia. The dog was initially treated with prednisolone and cyclosporine. This treatment regimen was not effective. However, when methotrexate was substituted for cyclosporine, progress was obtained and the diagnosis was confirmed. |
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