Difference between revisions of "Cholangitis, Neutrophilic"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
Also known as ''suppurative cholangitis'', ''exudative cholangitis/cholangiohepatitis'' and ''acute cholangitis/cholangiohepatitis''. | Also known as ''suppurative cholangitis'', ''exudative cholangitis/cholangiohepatitis'' and ''acute cholangitis/cholangiohepatitis''. | ||
| + | |||
| + | [[cholangitis/cholangiohepatitis]] | ||
==Signalment== | ==Signalment== | ||
Revision as of 11:13, 6 August 2009
Also known as suppurative cholangitis, exudative cholangitis/cholangiohepatitis and acute cholangitis/cholangiohepatitis.
cholangitis/cholangiohepatitis
Signalment
Aetiology and Pathogenesis
Neutrophilic cholangitis/cholangiohepatitis results from asecending bacterial infection from the small intestines. Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus spp., Streptococcus spp., Clostridium spp., Bacillus, Actinomyces, Bacteroides and occasionally Salmonella spp. have been isolated. Concurrent underlying biliary tract disease are common in cats