Heinz body haemolytic anaemia in a dog secondary to ingestion of a zinc toy: A case report

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 174, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 414-417

  Bexfield, Nicholas ^a   Archer, Joy ^a   Herrtage, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Haemolytic; Heinz body; Oxidant; Toy; Zinc

Indexed keywords

ZINC;

ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CELL DAMAGE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOG DISEASE; ERYTHROCYTE; HEINZ BODY ANEMIA; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; LABORATORY TEST; LYMPHOCYTOPENIA; NEUTROPENIA; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; ZINC BLOOD LEVEL;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANEMIA, HEMOLYTIC; ANIMALS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODIES; HEINZ BODIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ZINC;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 34548790042     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2006.08.015     Document Type: Article

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