Cutaneous manifestations of disseminated toxoplasmosis in an immunosuppressed dog

Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 198-202

  Webb, Jinelle A ^a   Keller, Sonya L ^a   Southorn, Erin P ^a   Armstrong, Julie ^a,c   Allen, Dana G ^a   Peregrine, Andrew S ^a   Dubey, J P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c Medi Cal   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CYCLOSPORIN; PREDNISONE; PROTOZOON ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; AUTOPSY; CASTRATION; DERMATITIS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DOG DISEASE; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FOLLOW UP; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; MALE; NEOSPORA CANINUM; NONHUMAN; SARCOCYSTIS NEURONA; SKIN MANIFESTATION; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; NEOSPORA CANINUM; PROTOZOA; SARCOCYSTIS NEURONA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 31844455936     PISSN: 15473317     EISSN: 15473317     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5326/0410198     Document Type: Article

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