Symptomatic tongue atrophy due to atypical polymyositis in a Pembroke Welsh Corgi

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 71, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1063-1067

  Ito, Daisuke ^a   Okada, Midori ^a,d   Jeffery, Nick D ^b   Kitagawa, Masato ^a   Uchida, Kazuyuki ^c   Watari, Toshihiro ^a  

^a NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^d Pet Clinic ANIHOS   (Japan)

Author keywords

Canine; Dog; Myopathy; Myositis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ATROPHY; BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; DOG; DOG DISEASE; FATALITY; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; POLYMYOSITIS; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TONGUE;

ANIMALS; ATROPHY; BIOPSY; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POLYMYOSITIS; TONGUE;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 70349466609     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: 13477439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.71.1063     Document Type: Article

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