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