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==Eosinophilic Enteritis==
−* Can be either focal or diffuse.
−===Focal===
−* A disease of young dogs.
−* Associated with [[Toxocara canis|''Toxocara canis'']] infection.
−** Pin-head sized white nodules can be seen under the serosa in the bowel.
−*** Consist of of eosinophils and occasionally macrophages and plasma cells.
−*** Can sometimes see [[Toxocara canis|''Toxocara'']] larvae in the nodules.
−===Diffuse===
−* Seen in the dog, cat and horse.
−* Idiopathic
−* Has a predilection for German Shepherd Dogs, but also occcurs in other breeds of dogs and in cats.
−** Recurrent episodes of diarrhoea with tissue and circulatory eosinophilia.
−*** Eosinophils heavily infiltrate all layers of stomach and intestines.
−**It has been suggested that it is a type of hypersensitivity reaction.
−[[Image:eosinophilic_enteritis.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Eosinophilic enteritis - horse(Courtesy of Susan Rhind, University of Edinburgh)]]
*** Significant inflammatory infiltrate in the mucosa and sometimes deeper layers.
*** Significant inflammatory infiltrate in the mucosa and sometimes deeper layers.
−==Idiopathic Eosinophilic Enteritis==
==Idiopathic Eosinophilic Enteritis==