Erosive polyarthritis in two greyhounds.
Clinical signs of disease, treatment, laboratory findings, and gross and microscopic changes of erosive polyarthritis in 2 Greyhounds are described. A microscopic feature that may help distinguish this condition from other types of arthritis is extensive necrosis of deep articular cartilage zones, with relative sparing of the more superficial surface cartilage. We believe that the disease in the 2 dogs of this report was identical to that encountered previously in Britain and Australia. Bacteriologic culture and serologic investigation failed to reveal the causative agent.
Woodard
J C
JC
Center for Veterinary Sports Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville 32610.
Riser
W H
WH
Bloomberg
M S
MS
Gaskin
J M
JM
Goring
R L
RL
D000818:Animals; D001168:Arthritis / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D002358:Cartilage, Articular / Q000473:pathology*; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D009336:Necrosis; D011658:Pulmonary Fibrosis / Q000150:complications / Q000662:veterinary