Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Cocker spaniel with skin lumps linked to pancreatitis
By Mellanby, R J et al.·Published in The Journal of small animal practice·2003·Queen's Veterinary School Hospital, United Kingdom·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Panniculitis associated with pancreatitis in a cocker spaniel.
- Species:
- dog
Plain-English summary
A 13-year-old male cocker spaniel was brought in because he wasn't eating, seemed depressed, and didn't want to stand. He also had several painful, ulcerated skin sores. The vet diagnosed him with pancreatitis, which is inflammation of the pancreas, after finding high levels of certain enzymes in his blood and seeing abnormal tissue in his pancreas on an ultrasound. After treatment with antibiotics and steroids, the dog fully recovered and was symptom-free for four months. Unfortunately, he was later euthanized due to chronic pancreatitis and a pancreatic tumor found during a postmortem exam.
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Abstract
A 13-year-old, male cocker spaniel presented with a history of inappetence, depression and reluctance to stand. The dog had multiple, ulcerated skin lesions which were diagnosed as panniculitis by histopathology. A diagnosis of pancreatitis was made on the basis of markedly elevated serum lipase concentrations, abdominal ultrasonography which showed an abnormal lobulated area of hypoechoic tissue in the body and right lobe of the pancreas, and a fine needle biopsy from this area which revealed large numbers of degenerate neutrophils. After treatment with antibiotics and prednisolone, the dog made a full clinical recovery and was free of clinical signs for four months. The dog was euthanased five months later and postmortem examination revealed chronic, active pancreatitis and a pancreatic adenoma. This is the first report of antemortem diagnosis of pancreatitis and panniculitis in a dog.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12570349/