Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Skin lumps in a 4-month-old beagle linked to leptospirosis
By Muller, Claude et al.·Published in The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne·2022·Clinique Vé, France·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Localized cutaneous calcinosis associated with leptospirosis in a 4-month-old beagle puppy.
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Plain-English summary
A 4-month-old male beagle was brought in for firm lumps on his skin that had been present for 15 days. The vet found that these lumps were due to a condition called calcinosis cutis, which can happen after other health issues. This puppy had recently been treated for kidney and liver problems caused by leptospirosis, an infection that can affect dogs. Fortunately, after about 40 days, the skin lumps went away on their own without any specific treatment.
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Abstract
A 4-month-old male beagle dog was presented for a 15-day history of firm cutaneous nodules. Histopathological examination of skin biopsies revealed calcinosis cutis. However, re-evaluation 40 d later confirmed spontaneous resolution of the lesions without specific treatment. Two weeks before development of the skin lesions, this dog had been hospitalized and treated for acute renal and hepatic disease attributed to leptospirosis, with both PCR and serology positive forCalcinosis cutis secondary to a systemic disease (leptospirosis, blastomycosis) has been rarely reported. In this case, the suspected pathogenesis included organic stress (cortisol hypersecretion) and abnormal calcium/phosphorus metabolism during acute renal failure. To our knowledge, this is the third published case of cutis calcinosis associated with leptospirosis in dogs. Key clinical message: Previous leptospirosis should be considered in a dog with calcinosis cutis. The cutaneous lesions appeared after acute leptospirosis and regressed spontaneously.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36185788/