Cause | Man | Dog |
---|---|---|
Viruses | Yes (i.e., hepatitis B, C, D viruses, EBV, CMV, HSV-1) | Yes (i.e., CAV-1, herpes virus, canine acidophil cell virus hepatitisa) |
Microbes | Yes (Listeria monocytogenes, Brucella mellitensis, Legionella pneumophila, Treponema pallidum, Helicobacter hepaticus) | Yes (Leishmania infantum, Ehrlichia canis, Corynebacterium parvum, Bartonella, Leptospirae, Helicobacter species) [79] |
Toxins and drugs | ||
 Ethanol | Yes | Non-applicable |
 Immunosuppressants | Yes | Yes |
 Anticonvulsants | Yes | Yes |
Genetic diseases | ||
 Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency | Yes | Yes (rarely reported)b [24] |
Copper storage disease | Yes | Yes |
Most commonly is Wilson disease caused by mutation in a gene on chromosome 13 that encodes for a P-type ATPase | Caused mainly by a mutation of MURR1 gene | |
Rarely other types of impaired copper excretion | Rarely other types [28] | |
Metabolic diseases | Yes (various, well studied as haemochromatosis, porphyrias) | Yes (Various, less extensively studied) |