Investigation of side effects to treatment and cause of death in 63 Scandinavian dogs suffering from meningoencephalitis of unknown origin: a retrospective study

Table 4 Cause of death

	Number of deaths		Spontaneous death		Euthanized at diagnosis		No treatment response		Relapse		Side effects		Possible side effects		Other
	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%
All dogs n = 63	35	49.3	1	2.9	3	8.6	9	25.7	15	42.9	2	5.7	2	5.7	3	8.6
Early death n = 9	9	23.4	1	11.1	3	33.3	5	55.5
CS n = 26	13	50.0					3	23.1	5	38.5	1	7.7	2	15.4	2	15.4
CS + Ci n = 15	8	53.3					1	12.5	6	75.0					1	12.5
CS + CA n = 5	1	20.0							1	100
CS + 2 n = 5	2	40.0							2	100
CS + Le n = 3	2	66.7							1	50.0	1	50.0

Overview of cause of death or euthanasia for the dogs that died during the 5-year study period (n = 35). +2 = 2 or more add-ons, CA = cytosine arabinoside, Ci = ciclosporin, CS = corticosteroids, ‘Early death’ = Dogs that died or were euthanized within the first 72 h from diagnosis, Le = Leflunomide

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