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===Laboratory Tests===
 
===Laboratory Tests===
 
====Haematology====
 
====Haematology====
 
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*Panhypoproteinaemia (non-sepecific)
    
====Biochemistry====
 
====Biochemistry====
 
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*Leucocytosis (non-specific)
    
====Other Tests====
 
====Other Tests====
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Serum trypsin-like immunoassay (TLI) to rule out exocrine pancreatic inssuficiency (EPI)
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Faecal analysis to rule out endoparasite and pathogenic bacteria.
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===Diagnostic Imaging===
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Abdominal radiography is unremarkable, but it can be used to eliminate other differential diagnosis.
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Addominal ultrasonography may reveal thickened intestinal walls, mesenteric lymphadenopathy or abdominal effusion.
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===Diagnostic Imaging===
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===Histopathology===
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Intestinal biopsy is needed for a definitive diagbosis once all the other differential diagnoses have been eliminated.
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Refer to [[Intestines Inflammatory Bowel Disease And Related Conditions - Pathology #Lymphocytic - Plasmacytic Enteritis|Lymphocytic - Plasmacytic Enteritis]]
     
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