Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Upper airway blockage and slow anesthesia recovery after nasal
By Caulkett, N et al.·Published in Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association·1997·Department of Veterinary Anesthesiology, Canada·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Upper-airway obstruction and prolonged recovery from anesthesia following intranasal clotrimazole administration.
- Species:
- dog
Plain-English summary
A 16-month-old Labrador retriever was brought in for nasal problems caused by a fungal infection. After receiving a medication called clotrimazole through the nose, the dog experienced mild throat inflammation but seemed fine initially. However, after a second treatment, the dog developed severe swelling in the throat, leading to breathing difficulties. The veterinarian had to use sedation to keep the dog's airway open until the swelling went down, and the recovery from the sedation took much longer than expected. Thankfully, the dog was eventually stabilized and recovered.
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Abstract
A 16-month-old Labrador retriever was presented for evaluation and treatment of nasal aspergillosis. Intranasal clotrimazole was administered to treat the condition. The dog was anesthetized on two occasions to facilitate drug administration. Following the first treatment, the dog developed mild pharyngitis but no other complications. Inflammation and edema of the pharynx resulted in upper-airway obstruction following the second treatment. Pentobarbital sedation was used to maintain the endotracheal tube until the obstruction was relieved. Recovery following sedation was extremely prolonged. This case illustrates two adverse drug reactions: severe pharyngitis and edema (probably a result of the vehicles present in the clotrimazole formulation) and prolonged recovery (possibly the result of microsomal enzyme inhibition by the clotrimazole).
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9138238/