Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with adrenal tumor causing excessive drinking and hair loss
By Teste, Teste·Published in Pubvet·2015·View original on Crossref →
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Original publication title: Hiperadrenocorticismo canino: relato de caso
- Species:
- dog
Plain-English summary
A 10-year-old poodle was brought in for excessive urination, increased thirst, hair loss, and a swollen belly. After tests confirmed an adrenal tumor causing hyperadrenocorticism (Cushing's disease), the dog underwent surgery to remove the tumor. Unfortunately, the dog passed away just five hours after the surgery, and further examination showed an enlarged adrenal gland.
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Abstract
The canine hyperadrenocorticism (HAC) is common in middle aged dogs to elderly and has no sexual predisposition. Its main clinical alteration are polyuria, polydipsia, alopecia bilateral and pendulous abdomen. This paper aims to report a case of adrenal tumor hyperadrenocorticism in a poodle of 10 years of age treated at the Veterinary Hospital of Uberaba. The animal showed clinical signs characteristic of this pathology and laboratorial tests compatible with the diagnosis of adrenal tumor hyperadrenocorticism, was submitted to the adrenelectomy as treatment, but died five hours after the procedure, histopathological examination revealed hyperplasia of adrenal gland.
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Search related cases →Original publication on Crossref: https://doi.org/10.22256/pubvet.v5n39.1256