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Enteritis, Lymphocytic - Plasmacytic (view source)
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==Signalment==
==Description==
Is idiopathic, but appears to be immune mediated.Possibly food allergy. Change of diet is a potential treatment.Disease is often due to something present in the diet for some time, rather than something suddenly introduced. Hypersensitivity to inhaled or ingested environmental allergens is another possible cause.
Lymphocytic - plasmacytic enteritis is seen most commonly in the '''dog'''. Is the most common inflammatory colonic disease of dogs. Sometimes seen in the cat and horse. Affects the [[Small Intestine - Anatomy & Physiology|small intestine]], sometimes quite extensively. Produces chronic diarrhoea with lymphocytic or plasma cell (rather than macrophage) infiltration of the lamina propria. Produces a severe [[Intestines Protein-Losing Diseases - Pathology#Protein-Losing Enteropathy (PLE)|protein losing enteropathy]]. Sometimes eosinophil infiltration is quite marked. Has a hereditary basis in the Basenji
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==References==
*Ettinger, S.J. and Feldman, E. C. (2000) '''Textbook of Veterinary Internal Medicine Diseases of the Dog and Cat Volume 2''' (Fifth Edition) ''W.B. Saunders Company''.
*Hall, E.J, Simpson, J.W. and Williams, D.A. (2005) '''BSAVA Manual of Canine and Feline Gastroenterology (2nd Edition)''' ''BSAVA''
*Nelson, R.W. and Couto, C.G. (2009) '''Small Animal Internal Medicine (Fourth Edition)''' ''Mosby Elsevier''.