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Internal Medicine                                                                                                                                                                                                   Internal Medicine
       General health problems                                                                                                                                                                                       General health problems

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                                          Lymphadenopathy
                                                                                                                                                                                      Enlarged
                                                                                                                                                                                      thyroid





                           Neoplasia                          Inflammation




                                                                                                                                                                  Normal or decreased  T 4        Increased T 4
                       – Lymphoma                                               Reaction to
                       – Tumour                Generalised                    inflammation in
                         metastases           lymphadenitis                   tributary region


                                                                                                                                                                 – Thyroid neoplasia that
                                                                                                                                                                  does not produce
                                                                            – Gingivostomatitis                                                                   thyroxine                      Hyperthyroidism
                                                           Systemic                                                                                                                                  (cat)
                                Autoimmune disease                          – Thrombophlebitis                                                                   – Thyroiditis
                                                           infection        – Abscess




                                 – Systemic            – Sepsis
                                   lupus erythe-       – Leishmaniosis
                                   matosus             – Ehrlichiosis
                                                       – Demodicosis
                                                       – FeLV infection




































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