Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with hind limb weakness caused by artery clot from mineralized
By Drost, W T et al.·Published in Veterinary radiology & ultrasound : the official journal of the American College of Veterinary Radiology and the International Veterinary Radiology Association·1999·Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Aortoiliac thrombus secondary to a mineralized arteriosclerotic lesion.
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Plain-English summary
A 12-year-old female Siberian Husky was brought in because she had been weak in her back legs for a month. To find out what was wrong, the vet used several imaging tests, including X-rays and MRIs. These tests revealed a blood clot in the arteries supplying her hind legs, which was caused by hardened plaque in the blood vessels. Unfortunately, the dog passed away, and the cause was confirmed to be this blood clot.
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Abstract
A 12-year-old, neutered female, Siberian Husky dog presented with a hind limb weakness of one month duration. To facilitate making a diagnosis multiple imaging modalities were performed. These modalities included radiography, ultrasonography, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) and selective angiography of the abdominal aorta. In this dog, the MRI/MRA studies provided the first documentation of the external iliac thrombi and the collateral circulation via the lumbar arteries. At necropsy, an aortoiliac thrombus caused by a mineralized arteriosclerotic plaque was noted.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10519305/