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==Signalment==
 
==Signalment==
 
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Young to middle-aged cats.
       
==Description==
 
==Description==
Lymphocytic cholangitis is a slowly progressive chronic disease  
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Lymphocytic cholangitis is a slowly progressive chronic disease characterised by infiltration of the portal areas of the liver with small lymphocytes.  Although an immune-mediated aetiology has been postulated, the disease has failed to respond to immunosuppressive medications.
    
==Diagnosis==
 
==Diagnosis==
 
===Clinical Signs===
 
===Clinical Signs===
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History of chronic waxing and waning low-grade illness.  Common findings are anorexia, depression, weight loss, intermittent vomiting and diarrhoea, jaundice.  Pyrexia less likely compared to [[Neutrophilic Cholangitis]]
    
===Haematology & Biochemistry===
 
===Haematology & Biochemistry===
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