Polymyositis associated with Ehrlichia canis infection in two dogs

dc.contributor.author	Kanui, Titus I.
dc.contributor.author	Buoro, I. B. J.
dc.contributor.author	Atwell, R. B.
dc.contributor.author	Njenga, K. M.
dc.contributor.author	Gathumbi, P. K.
dc.date.accessioned	2016-05-05T08:34:37Z
dc.date.available	2016-05-05T08:34:37Z
dc.date.issued	1990-12
dc.identifier.citation	Journal of Small Animal Practice Volume 31, Issue 12, pages 624–627, December 1990	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0022-4510
dc.identifier.uri	http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1748-5827.1990.tb00714.x/abstract
dc.identifier.uri	http://repository.seku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/2101
dc.description	DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-5827.1990.tb00714.x	en_US
dc.description.abstract	Clinical, haematological, biochemical, electrophysiological and pathological features of two dogs infected with Ehrlichia canis and with concurrent signs of polymyositis are presented. Both dogs had a history of relatively acute onset, progressive tetraparesis, hyporeflexia and generalised muscle wasting. Skeletal muscles were atrophic and characterised histologically by plasmocytic, lymphocytic and immature lymph-oreticular cellular infiltrates with accompanying areas of necrosis. Histopathological similarities between ehrlichiosis and polymyositis are noted and a probable aetiological relationship is inferred.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Wiley	en_US
dc.title	Polymyositis associated with Ehrlichia canis infection in two dogs	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US