Heart failure caused by toxoplasmosis in a fennec fox (Fennecus zerda)

Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 501-507

  Kottwitz, Jack J ^a,b   Preziosi, Diane E ^a,c   Miller, Margaret A ^a,d   Ramos Vara, Jose A ^a,d   Maggs, David J ^a,e   Bonagura, John D ^a,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b Underwood Animal Hospital   (United States)

^c Veterinary Specialists of Alaska   (United States)

^d PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CARDIOMEGALY; CHORIORETINITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FOX; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HYPOALBUMINEMIA; HYPOCALCEMIA; HYPOCHLOREMIA; HYPOCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPONATREMIA; LETHARGY; MALE; MYOCARDITIS; NONHUMAN; PLEURA EFFUSION; POLYMYOSITIS; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TOXOPLASMOSIS; TRICUSPID VALVE REGURGITATION; UVEITIS; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ANIMALIA; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; VULPES ZERDA;

EID: 31844445419     PISSN: 15473317     EISSN: 15473317     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5326/0400501     Document Type: Article

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