Evaluation of membrane-based therapeutic plasma exchange as adjunctive treatment for immune-mediated hematologic disorders in dogs.

Background: Therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) has been used increasingly to treat immunological diseases in dogs, although data concerning its efficacy are lacking.

Hypothesis/objectives: To describe the clinic and the outcome of dogs with immune-mediated hematological disorders (IMHD) treated with membrane filtration TPE.

Animals: One hundred forty-six dogs diagnosed with IMHD, including 17 dogs treated with and 129 control dogs treated without TPE.

Ethyl glucuronide: unusual distribution between head hair and pubic hair.

Ethyl glucuronide (EtG) is a minor metabolite of ethanol that can be detected in hair. In some specific situations, head hair can be missing, and therefore, alternative anatomical locations of hair are of interest. In this study, paired hair specimens (head hair and pubic hair) from eight social drinkers were analyzed for EtG.