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Parenteral nutrition in the management of a dog with lymphocytic-plasmacytic enteritis and severe protein-losing enteropathy.

Year: 1999
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: Management of lymphocytic-plasmacytic enteritis in a dog with whipworm infestation, hypoproteinemia, and ascites is described. Short-term parenteral nutrition hastened normalization of serum proteins, resolution of diarrhea, and weight gain. A description of the potential benefits, limitations, and possible complications of parenteral nutrition in refractory inflammatory bowel disease is given.
Authors: I F Lane, E Miller, D C Twedt
Language: English
Field: Nursing
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1490095619
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Cites: 10
Cited by: 8
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