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| ==Diagnosis== | | ==Diagnosis== |
| ===Clinical Signs=== | | ===Clinical Signs=== |
− | | + | *Weight loss |
| + | *Chronic diarrhoea, steatorrhoea |
| + | *Ascites, oedema or chylothorax may result if there is severe hypoproteinaemia or lymphatic obstruction |
| + | *Increased appetite |
| + | *Vomiting, lethargy and anorexia (less common) |
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| ===Laboratory Tests=== | | ===Laboratory Tests=== |
| ====Haematology==== | | ====Haematology==== |
− | *Lymphopaenia | + | *'''Panhypoproteinaemia''' |
| + | *'''Lymphopaenia''' |
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| ====Biochemistry==== | | ====Biochemistry==== |
− | *Hypocholesterolaemia | + | *'''Hypocholesterolaemia''' |
| + | *Hypocalcaemia due to hypoproteinaemia, vitamin D and calcium malabsorption |
| + | *Hypomagnesaemia |
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| ====Other Tests==== | | ====Other Tests==== |
| + | *Faeacal α1-proteinase inhibitor concentrations may be used to confirm protein-losing enteropathy |
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| ===Diagnostic Imaging=== | | ===Diagnostic Imaging=== |
− | | + | Abdominal ultrasonography may reveal pleural fluid or ascites as well as help to narrow down other differential diagnoses. Mucosa of intestinal loops may appear thickened due to oedema. |
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