Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2401091 | Topics in Companion Animal Medicine | 2014 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Phenobarbital-responsive sialadenosis (PRS) is a rare idiopathic disease in dogs. Vomiting, retching, and gulping with bilateral enlargement of the submandibular salivary glands are the more frequent clinical signs. A thorough diagnostic examination must be performed to rule out the most important systemic etiologies involved with chronic vomiting, as there is no specific test to diagnose PRS. Diagnosis is confirmed clinically by a rapid and dramatic improvement of clinical signs after instauration of phenobarbital treatment. The aim of this article is to describe the clinical presentation, diagnostic findings, and outcome of a case series of 4 dogs with presumptive PRS.
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Authors
Emili Alcoverro, Maria Dolores Tabar, Albert Lloret, Xavier Roura, Josep Pastor, Marta Planellas,