Spinal epidural abscess in a juvenile dog
| Autor: | W. B. Thomas, C. W. Schmiedt |
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| Rok vydání: | 2005 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
General Veterinary Epidural abscess business.industry Lumbar vertebrae Miniature Pinscher medicine.disease Epidural space Surgery Lesion medicine.anatomical_structure Cellulitis Thoracic vertebrae medicine Animal Science and Zoology medicine.symptom Differential diagnosis business |
| Zdroj: | Veterinary and Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology. 18:186-188 |
| ISSN: | 2567-6911 0932-0814 |
| DOI: | 10.1055/s-0038-1632944 |
| Popis: | SummaryA six-month-old, intact female, Miniature Pinscher was admitted with signs of progressive neurological deficits in the hind legs, an elevated rectal temperature, and spinal pain of 48 hours duration. A myelogram was performed which demonstrated a dorsal, left sided compressive lesion extending from T11-T13. A leftsided hemilaminectomy was performed from T11-T13. A friable, poorly organized, pale tan and red mass was identified within the epidural space. Cytopathological and histopathological analyses of the mass demonstrated marked, subacute, suppurative cellulitis. A culture of the purulent material revealed beta haemolytic Streptococcus sp. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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