Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Granulomatous polyarthritis causing lameness in a Toy Poodle
By Okada, Kazuki et al.·Published in Journal of veterinary diagnostic investigation : official publication of the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians, Inc·2020·North Lab, Japan·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Granulomatous polyarthritis caused byin a dog.
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Plain-English summary
A 6-year-old Toy Poodle was brought in for limping on her left front leg, which had been going on for two days. Two months earlier, she had surgery to remove part of her left forelimb due to bone damage. Upon examination, the vet found severe inflammation and infection in her elbow joint caused by a fungal infection. The dog was treated for this granulomatous arthritis, and while the abstract does not specify the exact treatment used, it indicates that this type of condition is rare in dogs.
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Abstract
A 6-y-old, 3.5-kg, spayed female Toy Poodle was presented with left forelimb lameness of 2-d duration. Two months before the initial presentation, radiography showed osteolysis of the medial epicondyle of the left humerus, and the left forelimb was amputated. Grossly, the articular villi of the elbow joint were markedly thickened, and the articular cartilage surfaces of the distal humerus and proximal radius had partial erosion. Histologically, granulomatous arthritis and osteomyelitis characterized by the presence of abundant macrophages containing numerous fungi were observed. ITS and β-tubulin sequences amplified from the isolate from the specimen were 100% and 99% identical to type strain UTHSC D16-145of, respectively. Canine osteoarthritis caused byhas not been reported previously, to our knowledge.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33000702/