| Literature DB >> 9348500 |
F Varela1, X Font, J E Valladares, J Alberola.
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A 6-year-old dog was presented for evaluation of recurrent epistaxis. Platelet counts, biochemical tests, and coagulation tests were within the normal range, but a mucosal bleeding time was prolonged; there was hyperproteinemia and a monoclonal gammopathy. Heterogeneity of light chains appeared in urine, however, thus suggesting that the gammopathy was polyclonal. Platelet aggregation tests showed decreased responsiveness to collagen. An Ehrlichia canis indirect fluorescent-antibody titer was positive (1:40). Treatment with tetracycline, melphalan, and prednisone resulted in a rapid clinical improvement that persisted for at least 3 years.Entities:
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Year: 1997 PMID： 9348500 DOI： 10.1111/j.1939-1676.1997.tb00471.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Vet Intern Med ISSN： 0891-6640 Impact factor: 3.333