Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Golden retriever with paw ulcers and fatal atherosclerosis from high
By Boynosky, Nicole A & Stokking, Laura·Published in The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne·2014·Dermatology Department, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Atherosclerosis associated with vasculopathic lesions in a golden retriever with hypercholesterolemia.
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Plain-English summary
A 2-year-old neutered male golden retriever was brought in for limping caused by painful sores on his paw pads. The dog was diagnosed with vasculitis (inflammation of blood vessels) and high cholesterol levels. Despite treatment, his condition worsened, leading to severe blood flow issues in his limbs and ultimately a heart attack due to serious artery hardening. Unfortunately, the dog did not survive, and this case highlights a rare condition linked to high cholesterol that has not been previously reported in dogs.
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Abstract
A 2-year-old neutered male golden retriever dog presented for lameness secondary to ulcerations of multiple digital paw pads was diagnosed with vasculitis and hypercholesterolemia. Despite treatment, ischemic necrosis progressed to include all distal extremities and the dog eventually expired due to myocardial infarction secondary to severe atherosclerosis. The rapid demise and the dermatologic lesions may have been secondary to cholesterol embolism syndrome which has never before been reported in a dog.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24790237/