Severe haemoptysis associated with seizures in a dog.
| Autor: | James FE; Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA, Australia. f.james@murdoch.edu.au, Johnson VS, Lenard ZM, Mansfield CS |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | New Zealand veterinary journal [N Z Vet J] 2008 Apr; Vol. 56 (2), pp. 85-8. |
| DOI: | 10.1080/00480169.2008.36814 |
| Abstrakt: | Case History: A 7-year-old, sterilised male German Shepherd dog was presented with a history of three episodes of severe haemoptysis and associated dyspnoea within a 3-week period. A generalised tonic-clonic seizure was witnessed preceding the third episode. Clinical Findings: Thoracic radiographs revealed a severe bilateral alveolar lung pattern of the caudodorsal lung fields; extension into the left cranial lung lobe was present but pulmonary vessels were within normal size limits. Frank blood was the only abnormality present at bronchoscopy. A coagulation profile, parasitological screening, thoracic and brain computed tomography (CT), and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) cytological analysis did not identify any abnormalities. Diagnosis: Haemoptysis due to either severe neurogenic pulmonary oedema or rupture of the pulmonary capillaries secondary to seizures was considered a possible diagnosis. The primary generalised seizures were attributed to late-onset idiopathic epilepsy diagnosed by exclusion of other causes. Clinical Relevance: This is the first known case report describing severe haemoptysis associated with seizures in a dog. |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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