Difference between revisions of "Cholangitis, Neutrophilic"

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Also known as ''suppurative cholangitis'', ''exudative cholangitis/cholangiohepatitis'' and ''acute cholangitis/cholangiohepatitis''.
 
Also known as ''suppurative cholangitis'', ''exudative cholangitis/cholangiohepatitis'' and ''acute cholangitis/cholangiohepatitis''.
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==Signalment==
 
==Signalment==

Revision as of 11:13, 6 August 2009

Also known as suppurative cholangitis, exudative cholangitis/cholangiohepatitis and acute cholangitis/cholangiohepatitis.

cholangitis/cholangiohepatitis

Signalment

Aetiology and Pathogenesis

Neutrophilic cholangitis/cholangiohepatitis results from asecending bacterial infection from the small intestines. Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus spp., Streptococcus spp., Clostridium spp., Bacillus, Actinomyces, Bacteroides and occasionally Salmonella spp. have been isolated. Concurrent underlying biliary tract disease are common in cats

Diagnosis

Treatment

Prognosis