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Dog with severe cervical inflammation and adenomyosis causing

By Tamada, Hiromichi et al.·Published in The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne·2005·Graduate School of Agriculture and Biological Sciences, Japan·View original on PubMed

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Original publication title: Adenomyosis with severe inflammation in the uterine cervix in a dog.

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dog

Plain-English summary

A dog with a smelly discharge from her vulva was diagnosed with a condition called adenomyosis, which caused severe inflammation in her cervix. The vet found cysts filled with pus in the cervix, but her uterine horns were clear of infection. After performing a surgery to remove her ovaries and uterus, including the cervix, the dog made a full recovery.

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Abstract

A dog with purulent vulval discharge was found to have many cysts containing purulent mucus in the uterine cervix. The uterine horns did not contain any pus. Histological examination revealed a cervical adenomyosis infiltrated by many neutrophils. After an ovariohysterectomy including the whole cervix, the dog recovered well.

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Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15943119/