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How can I tell if my dog's symptoms are lymphoma or just an infection?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Doberman Pinscher | Female | unspayed | 7 years and 5 months old | 100 lbs

What would be the difference between Lymphoma cancer or just an infection?

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Answered By Dr. Massimo Orioles, DVM, Cert AVP, MRCVS

Veterinarian

Published on June 27th, 2017

The two diseases are completely different even though could have some clinical signs in common (like elevated temperature). Lymphoma cancer is a type of tumor (kind of hyperproliferation of cells) affecting own lymphocytes; an infection is caused by a different/external source (could be caused a bacterial, fungi, parasites etc etc) affecting different type of organs or body systems. Please complete your question describing the problem to receive a specific answer from us. Please do not hesitate to contact us again on the forum or by requesting a consultation if you have any more questions or to discuss it any further.

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