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Digital slide(s): |
Case 3a (H&E)
Case 3b (H&E)
Case 3c (H&E) |
Species / breed: |
Dog, Beagle |
Sex: |
Female |
Age: |
~2 years |
Study type: |
None (Breeding colony) |
Treatment: |
None (prophylactic – fenbendazol, pyrantel, parvo live) |
Clinical findings: |
Signs for ~14 days:
- Deteriorating general condition
- Slow eating
- Reluctant
- Pale
Clinical signs:
- Very pale mucous membranes
- Slightly increased respiratory rate
- Bilateral systolic heart murmurs
- Low body condition score
- Ungroomed appearance
Clinical pathology:
- Haematocrit, decreased
- Haemoglobin, decreased
- Red blood cells, decreased
- Reticulocytes, decreased
- Blood smears – Non-regenerative anaemia
- ALT increased
- ALP increased
- AST increased
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Organ(s): |
Spleen, Liver, Bone marrow (sternum) |
Gross finding(s): |
Very pale mucous membranes.
Enlarged spleen.
Liver with enhanced lobular pattern and granular surface.
Thickened gall bladder wall.
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Staining: |
H&E |
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