Acquired scoliosis associated with hydromyelia and syringomyelia in two dogs.
Progressive scoliosis resulting from hydromyelia and syringomyelia was found in 2 dogs. In one dog, hydromyelia was associated with pachymeningeal fibrosis, with adhesions in the cervical portion of the spinal cord. In the other case, a cause was not established. Neither dog had congenital CNS malformations. The clinicopathologic findings in the 2 dogs are described, and the etiology and pathogenesis of hydromyelia and syringomyelia are discussed.
D000818:Animals; D004283:Dog Diseases; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D009192:Myelography / Q000662:veterinary; D012600:Scoliosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000662:veterinary*; D013595:Syringomyelia / Q000150:complications / Q000662:veterinary*