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| Meryl P LittmanSummaryAffiliation: University of Pennsylvania Country: USA Publications
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ACVIM small animal consensus statement on Lyme disease in dogs: diagnosis, treatment, and preventionMeryl P Littman
Department of Clinical Studies Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, 19104 6010, USA
J Vet Intern Med 20:422-34. 2006..It is the consensus opinion that additional research is needed to study predictors of illness, "Lyme nephropathy," and coinfections in Lyme endemic areas...
Protein-losing nephropathy in small animalsMeryl P Littman
Clinical Studies Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, 3900 Delancey Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104 6010, USA
Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract 41:31-62. 2011..Thorough diagnostic work-ups help to identify subsets of glomerular disease and their response to specific treatment protocols...
Glomerulopathy and mutations in NPHS1 and KIRREL2 in soft-coated Wheaten Terrier dogsMeryl P Littman
Department of Clinical Studies, University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine Philadelphia, 3900 Delancey Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19104 6010, USA
Mamm Genome 24:119-26. 2013..06; 95 % CI = 4.24-19.35). This is the first molecular characterization of an inherited podocytopathy in dogs and may serve as a model for continued studies of complex genetic and environmental interactions in glomerular disease...
Familial protein-losing enteropathy and protein-losing nephropathy in Soft Coated Wheaten Terriers: 222 cases (1983-1997)M P Littman
Department of Clinical Studies, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19104 6010, USA
J Vet Intern Med 14:68-80. 2000..The prognosis is poor. Compared with previously reported intestinal and renal diseases in dogs, a new, distinctive familial predisposition for both PLE and PLN has been recognized in the SCWT breed...
Canine borreliosisMeryl P Littman
University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Clinical Studies Philadelphia, 3900 Delancey Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104 6010, USA
Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract 33:827-62. 2003..The risk/benefit of vaccination will be understood better as the symptomatology and immunopathogenesis of Lyme disease are defined. Meanwhile, tick control is highly recommended for all dogs in Lyme-endemic areas...
Resolution of a proteinuric nephropathy associated with Babesia gibsoni infection in a dogDennis J Slade
Department of Clinical Studies, Matthew J Ryan Veterinary Hospital, University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
J Am Anim Hosp Assoc 47:e138-44. 2011..Atypical presentations of Babesia gibsoni should be considered with proteinuric nephropathy...
