Lymphocytic Adenohypophysitis and Adrenalitis in a Dog With Adrenal and Thyroid Atrophy.

The article describes a study which discussed the presence of adenohypophysitis in a dog with polyendocrine disease that is similar to Schmidt syndrome. An overview is given to a four and a half-year-old spayed female Great Pyrenees that was presented to the Ontario Veterinary College Teaching Hospital for marked muscle atrophy of the hind limbs and progressive weakness over two months. It explains the findings of the histologic and immunohistochemical analysis conducted to the subject.