Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Puppy with diarrhea had cryptosporidiosis, coccidiosis, and colon
By Willard, M D & Bouley, D·Published in Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association·1999·Department of Small Animal Medicine and Surgery, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Cryptosporidiosis, coccidiosis, and total colonic mucosal collapse in an immunosuppressed puppy.
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Plain-English summary
An eight-week-old puppy was brought in with chronic diarrhea and was found to have serious infections from cryptosporidiosis and coccidiosis, along with severe damage to the colon. The puppy's immune system was weak, which allowed these infections to take hold. Unfortunately, despite treatment, the puppy suffered from severe dehydration and complications from medications, ultimately leading to its death.
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Abstract
An eight-week-old puppy with chronic diarrhea was diagnosed with simultaneous opportunistic pathogens (i.e., cryptosporidiosis, coccidiosis) and total colonic mucosal collapse. Lack of lymphoid follicles in the spleen and lymph nodes suggested a primary underlying immunosuppression that most likely permitted infection with these pathogens. Intensive antibiotic therapy was most likely responsible for the severe colonic lesion, and bismuth subsalicylate administration in this severely dehydrated puppy may have contributed to renal failure as the ultimate cause of death.
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