Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with Cushing's syndrome showing fatty liver on CT scan
By Carloni, Andrea et al.·Published in Veterinary radiology & ultrasound : the official journal of the American College of Veterinary Radiology and the International Veterinary Radiology Association·2019·Veterinary Hospital "I Portoni Rossi", Italy·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Negative hepatic computed tomographic attenuation pattern in a dog with vacuolar hepatopathy and hepatic fat accumulation secondary to cushing's syndrome.
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Plain-English summary
A 7-year-old dog with Cushing's syndrome was found to have unusual liver problems during a CT scan, showing negative values that indicated severe fat buildup in the liver. This condition, known as vacuolar hepatopathy, was confirmed with a biopsy. The dog’s liver was not functioning properly due to this fat accumulation, which can be a serious issue. Treatment for Cushing's syndrome may help manage the liver condition, but the specifics of the treatment were not detailed in the report.
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Abstract
This report describes an unusual computed tomographic (CT) hepatic pattern, characterized by negative attenuation values (from -19.59 to -28.85 Hounsfield Units, HU) in a canine patient with severe Cushing's syndrome. Attenuation values of the splenic parenchyma (63.26 HU) and abdominal fat (-118.34 HU) were within normal limits. The negative hepatic attenuation values allowed a CT diagnosis of severe hepatic fatty infiltration that was subsequently confirmed by tissue-core biopsy and histopathological examination.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28994151/