Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with neck pain from blood clots in neck veins treated with blood
By Bussieres, Marie-Philippe & Jull, Philip·Published in The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne·2023·Veterinary Specialty Clinic for Anesthesia and Neurology·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: A case of suspected canine multifocal cervical venous sinus thrombosis causing cervical myelopathy.
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Plain-English summary
A 10-year-old spayed female standard poodle was brought in for severe neck pain. MRI scans revealed blood clots in the veins of her neck, likely caused by long-term use of corticosteroids. The vet treated her with a combination of clopidogrel and warfarin, which are medications that help prevent blood clots. After 14 weeks of treatment, the poodle showed significant improvement, with her pain resolved and follow-up imaging showing that the clots had partially cleared.
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Abstract
A 10-year-old spayed female standard poodle was admitted for marked cervical pain. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) suggested cervical venous sinus thrombi. An excellent clinical response to clopidogrel and warfarin combination was achieved. Repeat MRI showed partial resolution of the thrombosis. The etiology of the thrombosis is suspected to be due to the previous long-term, chronic use of corticosteroids. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first case report with follow-up imaging of canine venous sinus thrombosis. This clinical case report may help practitioners recognize this condition as a possible differential diagnosis for cervical pain, and it provides important guidelines in the prognosis. This case report highlights the use of anticoagulant therapy for 14 wk leading to complete resolution of clinical signs and to partial resolution of the thrombus 5 wk into the treatment, based on comparative MRI. Key clinical message: To the authors' knowledge, this is the first report of suspected multiple cervical venous sinus thrombi that includes comparative imaging into the course of therapy. The aim of this report is to provide additional information for future guidance on the duration of venous sinus thrombosis therapy.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37265814/