Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Weimaraner dogs with fever and painful fat inflammation
By German, A J et al.·Published in The Journal of small animal practice·2003·Department of Clinical Veterinary Science, United Kingdom·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Sterile nodular panniculitis and pansteatitis in three weimaraners.
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Plain-English summary
Three Weimaraners were brought to the vet with fever and multiple lumps under their skin. Two of the dogs also had abdominal pain. Tests showed inflammation in the fat layers beneath the skin and in the abdomen, leading to a diagnosis of pansteatitis (inflammation of fat) in two dogs and nodular panniculitis (a type of skin inflammation) in the third. No infections or pancreatic issues were found, suggesting this might be an immune-related condition. The exact cause remains unknown, but the dogs received treatment for their symptoms.
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Abstract
The clinical and pathological findings in three unrelated weimaraners with pyrexia and multiple subcutaneous nodules are reported. Abdominal pain was an additional feature in two of the dogs and clinical investigations revealed inflammation of subcutaneous, mesenteric and falciform fat. Histopathological findings were consistent with pansteatitis. In the third dog, lesions were apparently limited to the subcutis and, hence, a diagnosis of nodular panniculitis was made. Microbiological examination of tissues was negative in all dogs, and there was no evidence of pancreatic disease. This report thus describes a presumed sterile and idiopathic panniculitis/pansteatitis complex in weimaraner dogs. Although the aetiology is unknown, this may represent an immune-mediated disorder.
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