Oral eosinophilic granulomas in tigers (Panthera tigris)-a collection of 16 cases

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 300-308

  Sykes IV, John M ^a,k   Garner, Michael M ^j   Greer, Leah L ^a,k   Lung, Nancy P ^b   Coke, Rob L ^c   Ridgley, Frank ^d   Bush, Mitch ^e   Montali, Richard J ^e,l   Okimoto, Ben ^f   Schmidt, Robert ^g   Alien, Jack L ^h   Rideout, Bruce A ^h   Pesavento, Patricia A ⁱ   Ramsay, Edward C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b Fort Worth Zoo ^*  (United States)

^c San Antonio Zoo   (United States)

^d Buffalo Zoological Gardens   (United States)

^e SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^f Honolulu Zoo   (United States)

^g Zoo/Exotic Pathology Service   (United States)

^h INSTITUTE FOR CONSERVATION RESEARCH   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^j NORTHWEST ZOOPATH   (United States)

^k Health Center   (United States)

^l JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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Author keywords

Allergy; Eosinophilic granuloma; Panthera tigris; Tiger

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EOSINOPHILIC GRANULOMA; FEMALE; HARD PALATE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MOUTH DISEASE; MOUTH MUCOSA; PATHOLOGY; SOFT PALATE; TIGER; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ANIMALS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EOSINOPHILIC GRANULOMA; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MOUTH DISEASES; MOUTH MUCOSA; PALATE, HARD; PALATE, SOFT; TIGERS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; FELIS CATUS; PANTHERA; PANTHERA TIGRIS;

EID: 34250724954     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/1042-7260(2007)038[0300:OEGITP]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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