Anti‐thymocyte serum as part of an immunosuppressive regimen in treating haematological immune‐mediated diseases in dogs

• Published in: Journal of small animal practice Vol. 58; no. 6; pp. 348 - 354
• Main Authors: Cuq, B., Blois, S. L., Mathews, K. A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.06.2017; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Anemia; Anemia, Hemolytic, Autoimmune - therapy; Anemia, Hemolytic, Autoimmune - veterinary; Animals; Antilymphocyte Serum - therapeutic use; Antiretroviral drugs; Cell number; Diseases; Dog Diseases - immunology; Dog Diseases - therapy; Dogs; Female; Hematology; Hemolytic anemia; Immune hemolytic anemia; Immunosuppressive agents; Immunosuppressive Agents - therapeutic use; Lymphocyte receptors; Lymphocytes; Male; Medical records; Myelofibrosis; Pancytopenia; Rabbits; Remission; Thrombocytopenia; Thrombocytopenia - therapy; Thrombocytopenia - veterinary; Thymocytes

Objectives To report the outcomes associated with the use of rabbit anti‐dog thymocyte serum in dogs with haematological immune‐mediated diseases. Methods Medical records from 2000 to 2016 of patients diagnosed with immune‐mediated haemolytic anaemia, immune‐mediated thrombocytopenia, pancytopenia a...