Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with lameness diagnosed with hypertrophic osteopathy from lung
By Hesselink, J W & van den Tweel, J G·Published in Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association·1990·Veterinary Clinic, Netherlands·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Hypertrophic osteopathy in a dog with a chronic lung abscess.
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Plain-English summary
A 2-year-old dog was brought to the vet because it was gradually limping on all four legs and losing weight. The vet diagnosed the dog with hypertrophic osteopathy, a condition often linked to lung problems. X-rays showed a mass in the dog's right lung, which turned out to be a chronic abscess caused by a bacterial infection. Unfortunately, the dog did not survive the condition, but the findings suggest that the abscess may have developed after a previous throat infection.
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Abstract
A 2-year-old dog was examined because of gradual lameness of all 4 limbs and weight loss. Hypertrophic osteopathy was diagnosed. Radiography revealed a mass in the caudal lobe of the right lung. At necropsy, the mass was determined to be a chronic abscess. Corynebacterium pyogenes was cultured from the lesion. Although hypertrophic osteopathy in dogs is commonly associated with a thoracic lesion, most often neoplastic, the chronic lung abscess in this dog might have been formed as a result of a paralaryngeal abscess that was treated 3 months before the onset of the lameness.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2407705/