Large granular lymphocytosis, lymphocyte subset inversion, thrombocytopenia, dysproteinemia and positive Ehrlichia serology in a dog

Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 379-384

  Heeb, Heather L ^a   Wilkerson, Melinda J ^a   Chun, Ruthanne ^a   Ganta, Roman Reddy ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; DOXYCYCLINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; PREDNISONE;

ANTIBODY TITER; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DOG; DYSPROTEINEMIA; EHRLICHIA CANIS; EHRLICHIOSIS; FEMALE; HELPER CELL; HYPERIMMUNOGLOBULINEMIA; HYPOALBUMINEMIA; LABORATORY TEST; LARGE GRANULAR LYMPHOCYTE; LYMPHATIC LEUKEMIA; LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; LYMPHOCYTOSIS; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NONHUMAN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SEROLOGY; SUPPRESSOR CELL; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; TICK BORNE DISEASE;

ACARI; CANIS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; EHRLICHIA; EHRLICHIA CANIS;

EID: 0041696729     PISSN: 05872871     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5326/0390379     Document Type: Review

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