Immune System Disorders

Specialists/Testing

Where available, the chart is linked to other websites that provide more information on that specific disorder.

Disease/Condition	Links & Articles	Current Studies
Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia (AIHA)	Canine Inherited Disorders Database VetCenric A Guide to Canine AUTOIMMUNE HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA
Lymphocytic thyroiditis	Canine thyroid disease can be tough to diagnose Thyroid Basics
Myasthenia gravis	A syndrome characterized by muscle fatigue due to an autoimmune disease which produces chemical abnormalities of the muscles and nerves. An enlarged esophagus called megaesophagus can result and causes regurgitation of food.
Thrombocytopenia	Thrombocytopenia: What is it and why is it important? Canine Inherited Disorders Database Thrombocytopenia and platelet problems
Thyroiditis	Dog Owner's Guide: Canine thyroid disease Canine Hypythroidism – an overview

References:

a.Control of Canine Genetic Diseases by GeorgeA. Padgett; MacMillan Publishing Company; New York, NY, Copyright © 1998 ISBN: 0876050046
b. A Guide to Hereditary and Congenital Diseases in Dogs Publishedby The Association of Veterinarians for Animal Rights, P.O. Box 208, Davis, CA95617-0208, August 1997
c. CONSULTANT: A Diagnostic SupportSystem For Veterinary Medicine by Dr. Maurice E. White, Cornell VeterinaryMedicine, Ithaca, NY, Copyright ©1999