Canine immune-mediated arthropathies : efficacy of treatments and long-term prognoses /
Immune-mediated arthropathy is an inflammatory disease ics.
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| Format: | Thesis eBook |
| Language: | English |
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1998.
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| Online Access: | Link to OAK Trust copy |
| Summary: | Immune-mediated arthropathy is an inflammatory disease ics. of the joints resulting in pain and loss of normal joint function. The objectives of this study were to investigate the long-term prognoses and efficacy of prescribed treatments among dogs afflicted with canine rheumatoid arthritis (CRA), systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), or type l (uncomplicated) idiopathic polyarthritis (DA). Thirty-five dogs met the inclusion criteria for the study, with a total of 25 owners or referring veterinarians being contacted and interviewed, including: 3 SLE cases, 6 CRA cases, and 16 IPA cases. CM and SLE cases were combined and compared to (PA cases due to the small sample size. Based on owner report, (PA cases tended to have better outcome scores than CRA/SLE cases over time and fewer EPA cases required maintenance doses to control relapses than CRA/SLE cases. The mean age at onset of clinical signs for IPA cases was younger than that for CRA/SLE cases, possibly indicating a younger age at diagnosis and thus a better response to treatment. All dogs appeared to benefit from the prescribed treatment regimen. Borderline statistical tests may be attributable to the small sample size, and a future |
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| Item Description: | Vita. "Major subject: Epidemiology". |
| Physical Description: | vii, 71 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm. Also available online. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (leaves 45-47). |