SEVERE PRURITUS ASSOCIATED WITH LYMPHOMA IN A DOG

A dog with chronic pruritus that was refractory to antibiotic, cortico steroid, and antihistamine treatment was found to have lymphoma involv ing the spleen and associated lymph nodes. Pruritus rapidly resolved o n removal of the tumor and recurred on reappearance. The association o f generalized pruritus with an occult malignant process may be difficu lt to assess, but after excluding the more common causes of pruritus, a visceral malignancy should be considered.