Characterization of clinical presentation, histological features, ultrasonographic findings, and survival in 29 dogs with granulomatous hepatitis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Granulomatous hepatitis (GH) is a form of chronic hepatitis (CH) in dogs for which limited information is published.

Hypothesis

Describe the clinical presentation, clinical pathology, ultrasound, and hepatic histopathology findings and to report survival times in dogs with GH.

Animals

Twenty-nine client-owned dogs with GH.

Methods

Retrospective observational study. Pathology records were searched. Inclusion criteria included a histopathologic diagnosis of GH, absence of an identified etiology or evidence of extrahepatic granulomatous disease, and a medical record available for review. Clinical presentation, clinical pathologic findings, treatment protocols, and survival times were recorded. Available hepatic biopsy material was graded and scored, and

SUBMITTER: Prentice KD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10800208 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan-Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature