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*Hall, E.J, Simpson, J.W. and Williams, D.A. (2005) '''BSAVA Manual of Canine and Feline Gastroenterology (2nd Edition)''' ''BSAVA''
*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''.
*Nelson, R.W. and Couto, C.G. (2009) '''Small Animal Internal Medicine (Fourth Edition)''' ''Mosby Elsevier''.
==Eosinophilic Enteritis==
* Can be either focal or diffuse.
===Focal===
* A disease of young dogs.
* Associated with [[Toxocara canis|''Toxocara canis'']] infection.
** Pin-head sized white nodules can be seen under the serosa in the bowel.
*** Consist of of eosinophils and occasionally macrophages and plasma cells.
*** Can sometimes see [[Toxocara canis|''Toxocara'']] larvae in the nodules.
===Diffuse===
* Seen in the dog, cat and horse.
* Idiopathic
* Has a predilection for German Shepherd Dogs, but also occcurs in other breeds of dogs and in cats.
** Recurrent episodes of diarrhoea with tissue and circulatory eosinophilia.
*** Eosinophils heavily infiltrate all layers of stomach and intestines.
**It has been suggested that it is a type of hypersensitivity reaction.
[[Image:eosinophilic_enteritis.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Eosinophilic enteritis - horse(Courtesy of Susan Rhind, University of Edinburgh)]]
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