Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with weakness and vomiting diagnosed with iron deficiency anemia
By Uehlinger, P et al.·Published in Schweizer Archiv fur Tierheilkunde·1997·Veterinä·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: [What is your diagnosis? Iron deficiency anemia due to intestinal blood loss].
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Plain-English summary
A 12-year-old dog was brought in for weakness and occasional vomiting. Tests revealed that the dog had iron deficiency anemia, likely caused by chronic blood loss from the gastrointestinal tract. Unfortunately, further examination showed that the dog had cancerous tumors in the stomach and intestine, which were the source of the bleeding. Despite the diagnosis, the dog did not recover due to the severity of the condition.
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Abstract
Iron lack anemia due to chronic blood loss was diagnosed in a 12 year old dog based on typical hematological abnormalities including moderate regenerative anemia (Hct 21%) and microcytosis (MCV 39 fl). Clinical abnormalities included weakness and episodic vomiting. Chronic occult blood loss in adult dogs most commonly occurs in the gastrointestinal tract associated with ulcus or neoplasia. Possible diagnostic steps include radiographs, abdominal ultrasound, gastroduodenoscopy and exploratory laparotomy. In the dog of this report gastric and duodenal adenocarcinomata were found during necropsy confirming the clinical suspicion of a bleeding gastrointestinal malignancy.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9441382/