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Leporine dysautonomia (or dysautonomia of hares) is an idiopathic disorder associated with degeneration of neurons of the peripheral nervous system with loss of sympathetic and parasympathetic nerve function. The disease has so far been described in rabbits and hares from Great Britain, and a similar disorder has also been described in horses (grass sickness), dogs and cats (Key-Gaskell syndrome) throughout the world.
We describe a case of leporine dysautonomia in a rabbit from Croatia, characterized by gross findings of cachexia, dehydration, dilated intestines and urinary bladder. Histologic findings included severe vacuolation of neurons of the submucous and myenteric plexus in the intestinal tract.
This disease presents a rare disorder of rabbits, and based on current report, it should be considered as a possible differential diagnosis is rabbits with neurologic clinical signs and mild gross findings including cachexia and distension of intestine and urinary bladder.
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Leporine dysautonomia (or dysautonomia of hares) is an idiopathic disorder associated with degeneration of neurons of the peripheral nervous system with loss of sympathetic and parasympathetic nerve function. The disease has so far been described in rabbits and hares from Great Britain, and a similar disorder has also been described in horses (grass sickness), dogs and cats (Key-Gaskell syndrome) throughout the world.
We describe a case of leporine dysautonomia in a rabbit from Croatia, characterized by gross findings of cachexia, dehydration, dilated intestines and urinary bladder. Histologic findings included severe vacuolation of neurons of the submucous and myenteric plexus in the intestinal tract.
This disease presents a rare disorder of rabbits, and based on current report, it should be considered as a possible differential diagnosis is rabbits with neurologic clinical signs and mild gross findings including cachexia and distension of intestine and urinary bladder.

A Case of Leporine Dysautonomia from Croatia

Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Veterinary Pathology

Acta Veterinaria

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Leporine dysautonomia (or dysautonomia of hares) is an idiopathic disorder associated with degeneration of neurons of the peripheral nervous system with loss...

A Case of Leporine Dysautonomia from Croatia

Published Online: Apr 05, 2022

Page range: 118 - 123

Accepted: Mar 10, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/acve-2022-0010

Keywords
Croatia, histology, leporine dysautonomia, pathology, rabbit

© 2022 Doroteja Huber et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

A Case of Leporine Dysautonomia from Croatia

Published Online: Apr 05, 2022

Page range: 118 - 123

Accepted: Mar 10, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/acve-2022-0010

KeywordsCroatia, histology, leporine dysautonomia, pathology, rabbit

© 2022 Doroteja Huber et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Croatia, histology, leporine dysautonomia, pathology, rabbit