title: Computed tomographic findings in 35 dogs with nasal aspergillosis.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to describe the computed tomographic (CT) features of nasal aspergillosis in dogs. Initial (n = 35) and follow-up (n = 12) CT images were available from 35 dogs. The most commonly encountered CT findings were (1) moderate to severe cavitary destruction of the turbinates with presence of a variable amount of abnormal soft tissue in the nasal passages, (2) non-specific thickening of the mucosa adjacent to the inner surface of bones of the frontal sinus, maxillary recess and nasal cavity and, (3) thickened reactive bone. The findings were consistent with a disease initially affecting one nasal cavity then progressing into the ipsilateral frontal sinus, the contralateral nasal cavity and the contralateral frontal sinus. Two dogs with associated nasal foreign body had a more localized invasion of the nasal cavity. Attenuation values and contrast enhancement were not specific. With follow-up examinations, a reduction in the amount of abnormal soft tissue was observed in all dogs except one, but this reduction could not be quantified.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Imaging, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Merelbeke, Belgium. Jimmy.Saunders@rug.ac.be
authors.forename: Jimmy H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Saunders
authors.forename: Jean-Luc
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Zonderland
authors.forename: Cécile
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Clercx
authors.forename: Ingrid
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Gielen
authors.forename: Frédéric R
authors.initials: FR
authors.lastname: Snaps
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sullivan
authors.forename: Henri
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: vanBree
authors.forename: Robert F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Dondelinger
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000662:veterinary*; D001232:Aspergillus fumigatus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D009296:Nasal Cavity / Q000382:microbiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed