[en] A 9-year-old female Yorkshire terrier was presented for vomiting and diarrhoea. Blood chemistry tests revealed hepatic dysfunction, cholestasis and inflammation. Liver ultrasonography and liver biopsy were consistent with cholangiohepatitis. Fine needle aspiration of the gall-bladder revealed the presence of bacteria later identified as Clostridium spp. The cholangiohepatitis diagnosed was successfully treated.
Disciplines :
Veterinary medicine & animal health
Author, co-author :
Ramery, Eve ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de sciences fonctionnelles > Biochimie
Papakonstantinou, Stratos
Pinilla, Manuel
McAllister, Ester
Jahns, Hanne
Gallagher, Barbara
O'Brien, Peter James
Language :
English
Title :
Bacterial cholangiohepatitis in a dog
Publication date :
2012
Journal title :
Canadian Veterinary Journal
ISSN :
0008-5286
Publisher :
Canadian Veterinary Medical Association, Ottawa, Canada
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