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- Title
Treatment of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia in a Ring-Tailed Lemur (Lemur catta).
- Authors
Dank, G.; Horowitz, I.; Aroch, I.
- Abstract
A 19-year-old male ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) presented with a decreased appetite, lethargy, and splenomegaly. The hemogram revealed a severe lymphocytic leukocytosis and a tentative diagnosis of chronic lymphocytic leukemia was made. Treatment was initiated with oral prednisone and chlorambucil. The lemur improved clinically and the lymphocyte count decreased progressively. The lemur remaining clinically stable for 6 months until its death due to complications presumed unrelated to its primary condition.
- Subjects
CHRONIC lymphocytic leukemia treatment; RING-tailed lemur; CHLORAMBUCIL; PREDNISONE; LEUKEMIA in animals
- Publication
Israel Journal of Veterinary Medicine, 2012, Vol 67, Issue 3, p186
- ISSN
0334-9152
- Publication type
Case Study