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.