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Small Animal Abdominal and Metabolic Disorders Q&A 09 (view source)
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In approximately 50% of cases, hepatic lipidosis is secondary to another underlying disease process.
In approximately 50% of cases, hepatic lipidosis is secondary to another underlying disease process.
The most common concurrent and/or causative diseases include diabetes mellitus, cholangiohepatitis, pancreatitis, renal disease, hyperthyroidism,neoplasia, cardiomyopathy and other systemic illnesses that result in anorexia for five days or longer.
The most common concurrent and/or causative diseases include diabetes mellitus, cholangiohepatitis, pancreatitis, renal disease, hyperthyroidism, neoplasia, cardiomyopathy and other systemic illnesses that result in anorexia for five days or longer.
Idiopathic hepatic lipidosis (IHL) is a diagnosis of exclusion when no other underlying disease can be identified.
Idiopathic hepatic lipidosis (IHL) is a diagnosis of exclusion when no other underlying disease can be identified.