Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
German shepherd dog with lung cyst and chronic pneumonia causing
By Burgers, Elisabeth M et al.·Published in The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne·2023·Wheat Ridge Animal Hospital, United States·View original on PubMed →
PetCaseFinder translated the abstract of this peer-reviewed paper into plain English so pet owners can read it. We do not publish original research — every detail traces back to the citation above. How we work →
Original publication title: Bronchogenic cyst with concurrent chronic suppurative bronchopneumonia in a 10-year-old German shepherd dog.
- Species:
- dog
Plain-English summary
A 10-year-old spayed female German shepherd was brought in for sudden breathing problems and was found to have a cyst-like lesion in her lung. After trying medication without success, the veterinarians performed surgery to remove the affected lung lobe. The tests showed she had a bronchogenic cyst (a type of lung cyst) along with chronic bronchopneumonia (lung infection). Following the surgery, she was treated for her pneumonia, which helped improve her condition.
People also search for: German shepherd breathing problems · dog lung cyst treatment · chronic bronchopneumonia in dogs
Abstract
A 10-year-old spayed female German shepherd dog was transferred for acute respiratory distress and a bulla-like pulmonary lesion identified on referral radiographs. Computed tomography (CT) imaging identified a bronchiole from a dilated left cranial lobar bronchus terminating into a partially fluid-filled, cyst-like pulmonary lesion and surrounding multilobar pulmonary hyperattenuation. After failure of medical management, a left cranial lung lobectomy was done. Histopathology was consistent with a bronchogenic cyst and chronic, suppurative bronchopneumonia of the remaining parenchyma. Bronchogenic cysts with concurrent bronchopneumonia should be considered in older German shepherd dogs with acute respiratory distress that fail medical management. Key clinical message: Canine bronchogenic cyst is an uncommon condition that previously has only been reported in younger German shepherd dogs. This case highlights the importance of considering this condition in a senior German shepherd dog with no prior respiratory history, as well as the difficulty of medical management with concurrent bronchopneumonia.
Find similar cases for your pet
PetCaseFinder finds other peer-reviewed reports of pets with the same symptoms, plus a plain-English summary of what was tried across them.
Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37780474/