Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Use of serum C-reactive protein as an early marker of inflammatory activity in canine type II immune-mediated polyarthritis: case report.
- Journal:
- Acta veterinaria Scandinavica
- Year:
- 2006
- Authors:
- Kjelgaard-Hansen, Mads et al.
- Affiliation:
- Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences
- Species:
- dog
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Monitoring systemic inflammatory activity during steroid therapy of canine immune-mediated polyarthritis (IMPA) is difficult and mainly relies on clinical signs. CASE PRESENTATION: Canine serum C-reactive protein (CRP) was measured serially and blinded during a 27-week follow-up period of a case of Anaplasma phagocytophilia induced type II immune-mediated polyarthritis. CONCLUSION: WBC was, as expected, observed not to reflect the inflammatory activity during steroid treatment in a clinical useful manner, whereas, CRP is suggested a valuable unbiased marker of inflammatory activity during steroid treatment in this case.
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