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ArticleJournal of veterinary internal medicine

Endoscopically visualized lesions, histologic findings, and bacterial invasion in the gastrointestinal mucosa of dogs with acute hemorrhagic diarrhea syndrome.

S Unterer, K Busch, M Leipig, W Hermanns, G Wolf, R K Straubinger, R S Mueller, K Hartmann

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24 citing papers in PubMed, 68 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

S UntererClinic of Small Animal Medicine, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany.
K Busch
M Leipig
W Hermanns
G Wolf
R K Straubinger
R S Mueller
K Hartmann
Japan Small Animal Medical Center · JPLMU Klinikum · DE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundEtiology of hemorrhagic gastroenteritis (HGE) syndrome in dogs is unknown and histopathologic and microbial investigations have only been performed post mortem.

objectiveTo identify characteristic intra vitam endoscopic and histologic mucosal lesions, as well as bacterial species, within the mucosa of dogs with HGE. ANIMALS: Ten dogs diagnosed with HGE were included. Eleven dogs with gastroduodenoscopy and different intestinal diseases were used as controls for microbial changes. Dogs pretreated with antibiotics or diagnosed with any disease known to cause bloody diarrhea were excluded from the study.

methodsIn this prospective study, gastrointestinal biopsies were collected from 10 dogs with HGE. Endoscopic and histologic changes were assessed according to WSAVA guidelines. Biopsies from the stomach, duodenum, ileum, and colon were investigated by histology and by immunohistochemistry for the presence of Clostridium spp. and parvovirus. The first duodenal biopsy taken with a sterile forceps was submitted for bacterial culture.

resultsAcute mucosal lesions were only found in the intestines, not in the stomach. Clostridium spp., identified as Clostridium perfringens in 6/9 cases, were detected on the small intestinal mucosa in all dogs with HGE, either by culture or immunohistopathology. In the control group, C. perfringens could only be cultured in one of 11 dogs. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL IMPORTANCE: The results of this study demonstrate an apparent association between C. perfringens and the occurrence of acute hemorrhagic diarrhea. The term "HGE," which implies the involvement of the stomach, should be renamed as "acute hemorrhagic diarrhea syndrome."

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AnimalsBiopsyClostridium InfectionsClostridium perfringensColony Count, MicrobialDog DiseasesDogsGastrointestinal HemorrhageImmunohistochemistryIntestinal MucosaProspective StudiesSpectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-IonizationAcute emorrhagic diarrhea syndromeBloody diarrheaClostridium perfringensHemorrhagic gastroenteritis

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PMID24205886
PMCPMC4895553
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