Neosporosis in a young dog presenting with dermatitis and neuromuscular signs

Journal of Small Animal Practice

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 85-88

  Boyd, S P ^a   Barr, P A ^b   Brooks, H W ^a   Orr, J P ^c  

^a ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b Wood Street Veterinary Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CHLORPHENIRAMINE MALEATE; COLVASONE; DEXAMETHASONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE; ENROFLOXACIN;

ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; BIOPSY; BRAIN; DERMATITIS; DOG; HEART; HISTOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INFLAMMATION; MALE; NECROSIS; NEOSPORA CANINUM; NEOSPOROSIS; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; NONHUMAN; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; SEROLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SKIN; SKIN DISEASE;

EID: 13844274929     PISSN: 00224510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-5827.2005.tb00298.x     Document Type: Article

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