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Protein-Losing Enteropathies
VetBooks.ir Causes Examples

Lymphangiectasia, primary Idiopathic, breed-related (Yorkshire
terriers, soft-coated wheaten terriers,
Maltese, Norwegian lundehunds, Shar-pei)
Lymphangiectasia, secondary Venous hypertension (e.g., right heart
failure, hepatic cirrhosis), secondary to
inflammatory/infiltrative disease
Infectious Parvovirus, salmonellosis, histoplasmosis,
phycomycosis,
Structural Chronic intussusception
Neoplasia Alimentary tract lymphoma
Inflammation Lymphocytic-plasmacytic, eosinophilic,
granulomatous bowel
Endoparasites Giardia, Ancylostoma spp, schistosomiasis
Gastrointestinal hemorrhage AHDS, neoplasia, ulceration
AHDS, Acute hemorrhagic diarrhea syndrome (formerly known as hemorrhagic gastroenteritis [HGE]).
Modified from Ettinger S, Feldman E: Textbook of veterinary internal medicine, ed 7, St. Louis,
2010, Saunders.
Differentials, Lists, and Mnemonics

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