Anaphylactoid reaction in a heartworm-infected dog undergoing lung lobectomy

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 238, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1301-1304

  Carter, Jennifer E ^a,b   Chanoit, Guillaume ^a,c   Kata, Cheryl ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Ross University   (Saint Kitts and Nevis)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID;

ANAPHYLAXIS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DIROFILARIASIS; DOG; DOG DISEASE; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LUNG; PARASITOLOGY;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ANAPHYLAXIS; ANIMALS; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DIROFILARIASIS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; HISTAMINE ANTAGONISTS; LUNG;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS;

EID: 79957894452     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.238.10.1301     Document Type: Article

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