Treatment of prednisolone for eosinophilic enteritis in a dog
2010
Lee, J.W., Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Republic of Korea | Lee, S.H., Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Republic of Korea | Lim, S.J., Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Republic of Korea | Park, H.J., Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Republic of Korea | Jung, D.W., Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Republic of Korea | Kim, T.S., Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Republic of Korea | Kim, D.H., Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Republic of Korea | Song, K.H., Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
A 7-year-old, castrated male Yorkshire terrier dog with chronic vomiting, and melena lasted for 3 weeks was referred to the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital of Chungnam National University. The complete blood counts and serum biochemistry revealed no remarkable findings. Gastrointestinal series revealed irregular margin in small intestinal lumen. After upper gastrointestinal series, erythema of the small intestinal lesions was found by exploratory laparotomy and full-thickness biopsy was performed. Histopathologic examination revealed infiltration of predominantly eosinophils and other inflammatory cells in small intestine. Based on these findings, the dog was diagnosed as eosinophilic enteritis. After 4 weeks medical treatment and hypoallergenic diet, the patient showed no vomiting, melena and other complications.
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