Prevalence and Clinicopathological Features of Triaditis in a Prospective Case Series of Symptomatic and Asymptomatic Cats.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The term triaditis designates the concurrent presence of idiopathic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), cholangitis, and pancreatitis in cats.

Hypothesis/objectives

The histopathology of concurrent, but often subclinical, inflammatory processes in the small intestine, liver, and pancreas of cats is poorly described. We aimed to investigate the frequency of enteritis, cholangitis, pancreatitis, or some combination of these in symptomatic and asymptomatic cats, compare clinicopathological features, and correlate histopathological with laboratory findings.

Animals

Domestic cats (27 symptomatic, 20 asymptomatic, and 8 normal).

Methods

Prospective study. Physical examination, laboratory variables (CBC, serum biochemistry profile, serum thyroxine concentrati

SUBMITTER: Fragkou FC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5089651 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature