Inflammatory Bowel Disease
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Signalment
Description
Inflammatory bowel disease(IBD) is an idiopathic group of disorders characterised by inflammatory changes without a known inciting cause. IBD can affect any part of the intestines and it is classified according to the predominant cellular inflammatory infiltration. Three types have been recognised, they are:
- Lymphoplasmacellular enteritis(most common)
- Eosinophilic enteritis
- Ulcerative colitis (rare disorder found in Boxers)
Diagnosis
Clinical Signs
Laboratory Tests
Haematology
Biochemistry
Other Tests
Diagnostic Imaging
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.