Phenobarbital responsive sialadenosis in dogs: case series

Phenobarbital responsive sialadenosis (PRS) is a rare idiopathic disease in dogs. Vomiting, retching and gulping with bilateral enlargement of submandibulary salivary glands are the more frequent clinical signs. A thorough diagnostic exam must be performed to rule out the most important systemic aetiologies involved with chronic vomiting, as there is no specific test to diagnose PRS. Diagnosis is confirmed clinically by a rapid and dramatic improvement of clinical signs after instauration of phenobarbital treatment.
Source: Topics in Companion Animal Medicine - Category: Veterinary Research Authors: Source Type: research