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Case Reports
. 2012 Apr;53(4):423-5.

Bacterial cholangiohepatitis in a dog

Eve Ramery  1 , Stratos Papakonstantinou, Manuel Pinilla, Hester McAllister, Hanne Jahns, Barbara Gallagher, Peter J O'Brien
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Case Reports

Bacterial cholangiohepatitis in a dog

Eve Ramery et al. Can Vet J. 2012 Apr.

Abstract
in English, French

A 9-year-old female Yorkshire terrier was presented for vomiting and diarrhea. Blood chemistry tests revealed hepatic dysfunction, cholestasis, and inflammation. Liver ultrasonography and liver biopsy were consistent with cholangiohepatitis. Fine-needle aspiration of the gallbladder revealed the presence of bacteria later identified as Clostridium spp. The cholangiohepatitis was successfully treated.

Une chienne Yorkshire terrier de 9 ans est présentée pour vomissements et diahrrée. La biochimie sanguine révèle dysfonction hépatique, cholestase, et inflammation. L’échographie et la biopsie hépatique sont compatibles avec une cholangiohépatite. Une aspiration à l’aiguille fine de la vésicule billiaire révèle la presence de bactéries (Clostridium spp.).

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Figure 1
Ultrasonography of the liver and the gallbladder showing thickening of the gallbladder wall.
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Figure 2
Microscopic appearance of the bile aspirated from the gallbladder showing clostridial bactibilia (Wright Giemsa, ×1000 magnification).
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Figure 3
Microscopic appearance of the liver periportal area showing periportal expansion (a), prominent bile ducts (b), neutrophilic infiltration (c), and prominent Kupffer cells (d). (Hematoxylin & Eosin, ×200 magnification).
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