Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Computed tomographic characteristics of pneumolabyrinth in a French bulldog with otitis media and externa.
- Journal:
- Veterinary radiology & ultrasound : the official journal of the American College of Veterinary Radiology and the International Veterinary Radiology Association
- Year:
- 2019
- Authors:
- Belmudes, Audrey et al.
- Affiliation:
- AZURVET Referral Center in Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging · France
- Species:
- dog
Abstract
A four-year-old female French bulldog was presented for evaluation of acute, left-sided peripheral vestibular syndrome. Computed tomographic (CT) examination of the head revealed the presence of air within the left cochlea and vestibule, consistent with pneumolabyrinth. This was concurrent with ipsilateral otitis media and externa. Pneumolabyrinth is an uncommon finding in humans and is most frequently due to head trauma and temporal bone fracture. This is the first report describing pneumolabyrinth in a dog, apparently of nontraumatic origin in this case.
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