Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
French bulldog puppy with bloody diarrhea diagnosed with histiocytic
By Tanaka, Hiroshi et al.·Published in The Journal of veterinary medical science·2003·Nakayama Veterinary Hospital, Japan·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Histiocytic ulcerative colitis in a French bulldog.
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Plain-English summary
A 9-month-old French bulldog was brought to the vet for chronic diarrhea, which included frequent trips to the bathroom, straining, and blood in the stool. After examining the colon with a scope, the vet found inflammation and ulcers in the dog's colon. The dog was diagnosed with histiocytic ulcerative colitis, a condition that can be challenging to treat. Despite trying special diets and medications, the dog showed only minimal improvement.
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Abstract
A 9-month-old French bulldog was referred for signs of chronic large bowel diarrhea. The dog had an increased frequency of defecation, tenesmus and hematochezia. Flexible colonoscopy showed hyperemia, irregularities and ulcerations with multifocal hemorrhages in the mucosa from the descending colon to the proximal rectum. Multiple colonic biopsies were characterized by infiltrations of PAS positive histiocytes in the lamina propria. A diagnosis of histiocytic ulcerative colitis (HUC) was made, and the animal showed only minimal improvement, although it was treated with nutritional and medical therapies. This is the second case of HUC in French bulldog, a breed which has ancestral relations to Boxer dogs.
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