Fibrocartilaginous embolism in a chondrodystrophoid breed dog

H Ueno; J Shimizu; Y Uzuka; Y Kobayashi; H Hirokawa; E Ueno; A Suzuki; K Yamada

doi:10.1111/j.1751-0813.2005.tb11620.x

Fibrocartilaginous embolism in a chondrodystrophoid breed dog

Aust Vet J. 2005 Mar;83(3):142-4. doi: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.2005.tb11620.x.

Authors

H Ueno¹, J Shimizu, Y Uzuka, Y Kobayashi, H Hirokawa, E Ueno, A Suzuki, K Yamada

Affiliation

¹ Department of Clinical Veterinary Science, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Obihiro 080-8555, Japan.

PMID: 15825623
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.2005.tb11620.x

Abstract

An 8-year-old intact male Shih Tzu dog was admitted with acute-onset tetraplegia. Magnetic resonance imaging showed an abnormality of the cervical intramedullary spinal cord. Histopathological examination of a spinal biopsy confirmed the presence of intravascular cartilaginous emboli. This is the first report of an antemortem diagnosis of fibrocartilaginous embolism in a chondrodystrophoid breed dog.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Animals
Breeding
Cartilage / pathology
Diagnosis, Differential
Dog Diseases / diagnosis*
Dog Diseases / drug therapy
Dog Diseases / surgery
Dogs
Embolism / diagnosis
Embolism / drug therapy
Embolism / surgery
Embolism / veterinary*
Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods
Magnetic Resonance Imaging / veterinary
Male
Osteochondrodysplasias / complications
Osteochondrodysplasias / genetics
Osteochondrodysplasias / veterinary
Quadriplegia / etiology
Quadriplegia / veterinary
Spinal Cord / blood supply*
Spinal Cord Diseases / diagnosis
Spinal Cord Diseases / drug therapy
Spinal Cord Diseases / surgery
Spinal Cord Diseases / veterinary*
Treatment Outcome