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Enteritis, Eosinophilic (view source)
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The diffuse form of EE is seen in the dog, cat and horse; it is described as idiopathic but the aetiology has been suggested to be a hypersensitivity reaction. In this form of the condition, recurrent episodes of diarrhoea with tissue and circulatory eosinophilia occurs, with a heavy infiltrate of eosinophils present histologically in all layers of the stomach and intestines.
The diffuse form of EE is seen in the dog, cat and horse; it is described as idiopathic but the aetiology has been suggested to be a hypersensitivity reaction. In this form of the condition, recurrent episodes of diarrhoea with tissue and circulatory eosinophilia occurs, with a heavy infiltrate of eosinophils present histologically in all layers of the stomach and intestines.
There is a predilection for diffuse EE in:
There is a predilection for diffuse EE in:
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==Clinical Signs==
==Clinical Signs==