Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Erosive polyarthritis causing joint damage in two Greyhounds
By Woodard, J C et al.·Published in Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association·1991·College of Veterinary Medicine, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Erosive polyarthritis in two greyhounds.
- Species:
- dog
Plain-English summary
Two Greyhounds were brought in with painful, swollen joints, showing signs of erosive polyarthritis, which is a type of inflammatory arthritis. Despite thorough testing, including cultures and blood tests, the cause of their condition remained unknown. The dogs were treated for their symptoms, but the specific treatments used were not detailed in the report. Unfortunately, the outcome for these dogs is not mentioned, leaving their recovery status unclear.
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Abstract
Clinical signs of disease, treatment, laboratory findings, and gross and microscopic changes of erosive polyarthritis in 2 Greyhounds are described. A microscopic feature that may help distinguish this condition from other types of arthritis is extensive necrosis of deep articular cartilage zones, with relative sparing of the more superficial surface cartilage. We believe that the disease in the 2 dogs of this report was identical to that encountered previously in Britain and Australia. Bacteriologic culture and serologic investigation failed to reveal the causative agent.
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