exam 1 - lecture 5 Flashcards
are chronic inflammatory/infiltrative diseases common
no
do horses get diarrhea with IBD
not unless the LI is involved
chronic inflammatory/infiltrative diseases
granulomatous enteritis, lymphocytic-plasmacytic enteritis, eosinophilic enteritis, neoplasia
Dx of chronic inflammatory disease
US of SI mural thickening, palpation, oral glucose, biopsy
Tx for chronic inflammatory disease
corticosteroids
how is prognosis for chronic inflammatory disease
unfavorable
what is MEED
multisystemic eosinophilic epitheliotrophic disease
MEED CS
diarrhea, exudative dermatitis, ulcerative colonitis
MEED has been linked to
aluminum toxicity
what is IFEE
idiopathic focal eosinophilic enteritis
single or multiple focal, circumferential or plaque like constrictions mainly in SI
who gets IFEE
young
how do you find IFEE
ID’d at surgery
what is EPE
proliferative enteropathy
Lawsonia intracellularis infection
who gets EPE
young
signs of EPE
reduced growth and weight loss
hemorrhagic diarrhea and colic
mural thickening