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'''Antibiotic responsive diarrhoea (ARD)''' used to be termed as small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO). It is a sign of an underlying disease rather than a diagnosis. The aetiology and pathogenesis of this disease is unknown. Few studies have documented the scale of increase in bacterial numbers or whether the growth is responsible for the clinical signs. | '''Antibiotic responsive diarrhoea (ARD)''' used to be termed as small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO). It is a sign of an underlying disease rather than a diagnosis. The aetiology and pathogenesis of this disease is unknown. Few studies have documented the scale of increase in bacterial numbers or whether the growth is responsible for the clinical signs. | ||
| − | ARD can be claasified as '''idiopathic''' or '''secondary'''. In cases of idiopathic ARD, the only consistent finding is response and remission on antimicrobial therapy. In contrast, there is usually an underlying intestinal disease in cases of secondary ARD. | + | ARD can be claasified as '''idiopathic''' or '''secondary'''. In cases of idiopathic ARD, the only consistent finding is response and remission on antimicrobial therapy. In contrast, there is usually an underlying intestinal disease in cases of secondary ARD. Diseases which affect any of the following functions of the intestines can cause secondary ARD: |
*decreased gastric acid production | *decreased gastric acid production | ||
*increased small intestinal substrate | *increased small intestinal substrate | ||
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Signalment
- Common in young German Shepherd Dogs
Description
Antibiotic responsive diarrhoea (ARD) used to be termed as small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO). It is a sign of an underlying disease rather than a diagnosis. The aetiology and pathogenesis of this disease is unknown. Few studies have documented the scale of increase in bacterial numbers or whether the growth is responsible for the clinical signs.
ARD can be claasified as idiopathic or secondary. In cases of idiopathic ARD, the only consistent finding is response and remission on antimicrobial therapy. In contrast, there is usually an underlying intestinal disease in cases of secondary ARD. Diseases which affect any of the following functions of the intestines can cause secondary ARD:
- decreased gastric acid production
- increased small intestinal substrate
- partial obstructive disorders
- anatomical disorders
- motility disorders
The effect of ARD are:
- interferance with fluid and nutritional absorption due to dysfunction of the enzymes located at the microvillous.
- disturbance in mucosal permeability.
- deconjugation of bile acids.
- hydroxylation of fatty acids.
Diagnosis
Clinical Signs
Laboratory Tests
Haematology
Biochemistry
Other Tests
Diagnostic Imaging
Histopathology
Treatment
Prognosis
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.