Combination of cyclosporin A and prednisolone for juvenile cellulitis concurrent with hindlimb paresis in 3 English cocker spaniel puppies

Canadian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 51, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1265-1268

  Park, Chul ^a   Yoo, Jong Hyun ^c   Kim, Ha Jung ^b   Kang, Byeong Teck ^b   Park, Hee Myung ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Department of Veterinary Internal Medicine   (Australia)

^c Konkuk University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; CYCLOSPORIN; DERMATOLOGICAL AGENT; PREDNISOLONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL LAMENESS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELLULITIS; DOG; DOG DISEASE; FEMALE; HINDLIMB; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CELLULITIS; CYCLOSPORINE; DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; HINDLIMB; LAMENESS, ANIMAL; MALE; PREDNISOLONE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78650027969     PISSN: 00085286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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