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===Laboratory Tests===
===Laboratory Tests===
====Haematology====
====Haematology====
*Panhypoproteinaemia (non-sepecific)
====Biochemistry====
====Biochemistry====
*Leucocytosis (non-specific)
====Other Tests====
====Other Tests====
Serum trypsin-like immunoassay (TLI) to rule out exocrine pancreatic inssuficiency (EPI)
Faecal analysis to rule out endoparasite and pathogenic bacteria.
===Diagnostic Imaging===
Abdominal radiography is unremarkable, but it can be used to eliminate other differential diagnosis.
Addominal ultrasonography may reveal thickened intestinal walls, mesenteric lymphadenopathy or abdominal effusion.
===Diagnostic Imaging===
===Histopathology===
Intestinal biopsy is needed for a definitive diagbosis once all the other differential diagnoses have been eliminated.
Refer to [[Intestines Inflammatory Bowel Disease And Related Conditions - Pathology #Lymphocytic - Plasmacytic Enteritis|Lymphocytic - Plasmacytic Enteritis]]