A5081883787- Veterinary Oncology Research
- Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry
- Infectious Diseases and Mycology
- Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications
- Nuclear Physics and Applications
- Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques
- Salivary Gland Tumors Diagnosis and Treatment
- Boron Compounds in Chemistry
- Virus-based gene therapy research
- Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment
- Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment
- Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology
- Microbial infections and disease research
- Fungal Infections and Studies
- Cancer and Skin Lesions
- Nail Diseases and Treatments
- Mycobacterium research and diagnosis
- Veterinary Equine Medical Research
- Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments
- Veterinary Orthopedics and Neurology
- Antifungal resistance and susceptibility
- Gastrointestinal Tumor Research and Treatment
- Tumors and Oncological Cases
- Dermatology and Skin Diseases
- Turtle Biology and Conservation
Texas A&M University
2011-2023
Hairmyres Hospital
2019
Lincoln Memorial University
2019
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2018
Michigan State University
2012
Wellborn Road Veterinary Medical Center
1999-2011
Rogers (United States)
2003-2008
Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital
2008
University of Kent
2002-2006
University of California, San Francisco
2003
Diagnosis and treatment of companion animal gastrointestinal tract disorders have long been complicated by the absence clinical, diagnostic, histopathologic, therapeutic standards. Accordingly, World Small Animal Veterinary Association (WSAVA) International Gastrointestinal (GI) Standardization Group was convened in 2004 for purpose developing standards history taking, physical examination, laboratory diagnostic tests, imaging procedures reports, endoscopic biopsy histopathologic...
Background Changes in the microbial populations on skin of animals have traditionally been evaluated using conventional microbiology techniques. The sequencing bacterial 16S rRNA genes has revealed that human is inhabited by a highly diverse and variable microbiome had previously not demonstrated culture-based methods. goals this study were to describe inhabiting different areas canine skin, compare healthy allergic dogs. Methodology/Principal Findings DNA extracted from superficial swabs (n...
Thirty specimens of human articular cartilage obtained at surgery were examined by scanning electron microscopy to determine the ultrastructure tidemark, junction non-calcified and calcified portions mature cartilage. Three distinct variations collagen framework tidemark observed: (1) A band randomly oriented compacted fibrils that appeared be continuous with those zones. (2) flattened paralleling undulating surface (3) perpendicularly having a transition between zones, amount material...
Background Calprotectin is a marker of inflammation, but its clinical utility in dogs with chronic inflammatory enteropathies (CIE) unknown. Objective Evaluation fecal calprotectin biopsy‐confirmed CIE. Animals 127 dogs. Methods Prospective case‐control study. Dogs were assigned canine enteropathy activity index (CCECAI) score, and histologic lesions severity was assessed. Fecal calprotectin, S100A12, serum C‐reactive protein (CRP) measured. Food‐ or antibiotic‐responsive cases (FRE/ARE, n =...
Prior studies have failed to detect a convincing association between histologic lesions of inflammation and clinical activity in dogs with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). We hypothesized that use simplified histopathologic scoring system would improve the consistency interpretation among pathologists when describing gastrointestinal inflammation. Our aim was evaluate correlation changes IBD using this new system. Forty-two 19 healthy control were enrolled retrospective study. Endoscopic...
Background: The quality of histopathology slides endoscopic biopsies from different laboratories varies, but the effect biopsy on outcome is unknown. Hypothesis: ability to demonstrate a histologic lesion in stomach or duodenum dog cat affected by samples submitted. More are needed find poor‐quality tissue specimens. Animals: Tissues 99 dogs and 51 cats were examined as clinical cases at 8 veterinary institutions practices 5 countries. Methods: Histopathology sequential that underwent...
Background The skin is inhabited by a multitude of microorganisms. An imbalance these microorganisms associated with disease, however, the causal relationship between microbiota and disease remains unknown. To describe cutaneous bacterial cats determine whether dysbiosis occurs on allergic cats, surfaces various regions 11 healthy 10 were sampled. Methodology/Principal findings Genomic DNA was extracted from swabs sequenced using primers that target V4 region 16S rRNA. sequences revealed...
Identification of fungal organisms often poses a problem for pathologists because the histomorphology some is not specific, fresh tissues may be available, and isolation identification in culture take long time. The purpose this study was to validate use panfungal polymerase chain reaction (PCR) identify from formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissues. Formalin-fixed curls were tested 128 blocks containing canine, feline, equine, bovine with cutaneous, nasal, pulmonary, systemic...
In a 10-year period, extramedullary plasmacytomas (EMP) represented 5.2% of all oral tumors found in the dog (16/302). These 16 EMP comprised 28.5% within same time period. Eleven dogs died with median survival 474 days. Five remain alive at this writing. Dogs without complete surgical removal and no adjuvant therapy had 138 Oral have clinical behavior consistent arising from other tissues. They obvious correlation multiple myeloma, resection may be curative.
Prior studies failed to detect significant association between hypoalbuminemia and small intestinal lesions.Use of pictorial templates will enhance consistency interpathologist interpretation identification lesions associated with hypoalbuminemia.Tissues from 62 dogs 25 cats examined as clinical cases at 7 referral veterinary practices in 4 countries.Retrospective, observational study. Histopathology slides sequential undergoing endoscopic biopsy were by pathologists templates. Changes for 9...
Significant interobserver variability in the diagnostic interpretation of endoscopic gastrointestinal (GI) specimens exists even with use World Small Animal Veterinary Association (WSAVA) standardization criteria. Chi-square analyses compared extent pathologists' agreement for microarchitectural features inflammation obtained from 253 animals original WSAVA study. Patterns between pathologists were classified as broad (3/4 agreed), dichotomous (2/4 or divergent (no pathologists). The...
Ulcerative dermatitis of the nasal planum or haired skin face, associated with intranuclear inclusion bodies compatible herpesvirus, was identified in nine cats. Clinically, lesions were ulcerative and crusted, often persistent. A tenth cat had focal proliferative stomatitis, also bodies. Microscopically, there necrosis ulceration prominent eosinophilic inflammation. Intranuclear noted all cases, within surface adnexal epithelium. Ultrastructural examination from two cats revealed virions...
Encephalitozoon (E.) cuniculi has been occasionally identified as a cause of neurological or renal disease in dogs, but cases are not well documented the United States. The medical records from state veterinary diagnostic laboratory for 19 fatal encephalitozoonosis puppies were reviewed. Clinical histories included depression, inappetence, and progressive signs short duration. Histopathological evaluation showed brain lesions typical encephalitis nephritis, respectively. Molecular analyses...
Background Endoscopic duodenal biopsies are relatively convenient, minimally invasive tests for infiltrative intestinal disorders of cats. Ileal endoscopic might not be performed because technical difficulty and effort required to prepare the colon. It is known whether or histopathology feline ileal detection inflammatory bowel disease ( IBD ) small cell lymphoma SC ‐ LSA provides comparable results. Objectives To evaluate agreement between duodenum ileum in cats with . Animals Seventy...
A 10-week old, intact male, Boxer puppy was referred to the Texas A&M University Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital (TAMU-VMTH) for emergency evaluation of ascites secondary right-sided heart failure approximately 2 weeks after owners purchased dog from a breeder in south Texas. Clinical signs began days before presentation, and included lethargy, acute inappetence, diarrhea, vomiting that nonresponsive antiemetic therapy. At time, tested negative parvovirus antigen. Abdominal thoracic...
Abstract Background The pattern of residential services for people with intellectual disability in England has changed dramatically since 1971, many more places being made available homes the community. aim present study was to assess needs and characteristics residents features all provided by a national charity. Method Assessments adaptive behaviour, problem behaviour social impairment were completed staff who knew well; information about costs staffing from central records. Results A...
Four cats presented with clinical signs suggestive of respiratory disease, including dyspnea, wheezing, cyanosis, inspiratory stridor, coughing, and gagging. Radiographs revealed intratracheal masses. Bronchoscopy allowed for lesion localization collection samples cytopathological histopathological evaluation, which confirmed a diagnosis lymphosarcoma. Cats treated systemic chemotherapy or radiation were able to achieve complete remission long-term resolution signs.