Eosinophilic gastroenteritis complicated by partial ruptures and a perforation of the small intestine in a dog |
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| Authors: | INGRID VAN DER GAAG R P HAPPE W Th C WOLVEKAMP |
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| Institution: | Institute of Veterinary Pathology, Small Animal Clinic and Institute of Veterinary Radiology, State University of Utrecht, Yalelaan 1, de Uithof, Utrecht, The Netherlands |
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| Abstract: | A 2-year-old male Bouvier de Flandres was admitted because of muco-haemorrhagic diarrhoea of three weeks duration. Radiographic examination revealed signs of gastrointestinal perforation with peritonitis and ileus. Laparotomy revealed a severely changed intestine with longitudinal ruptures of the external part of the wall, and jejunal perforation causing an acute peritonitis. The mesenteric lymph nodes were enlarged. A diffuse eosinophilic gastroenteritis and lymphadenitis were found at autopsy with granulomatous lesions in the oesophagus, stomach and intestines. |
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