title: Dysplasia epiphysealis hemimelica in a Boxer puppy.
abstract: A Boxer puppy had an unusual dysplastic lesion of the distal epiphysis of the left femur. Biopsy and CT examination were performed. A diagnosis of dysplasia epiphysealis hemimelica (DEH) was made. To the investigators knowledge, this condition has not been described before in animals. DEH is a growth disorder involving preferentially the medial compartment of the lower limbs, and it is associated with epiphyseal hypertrophy and delayed mineralization.
authors.affiliation: Clinica Veterinaria dell'Orologio, Via dell'Orologio 38, 40037 Sasso Marconi, Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vignoli
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sarli
authors.forename: Federica
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rossi
authors.forename: Rossella
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Terragni
authors.forename: Luigi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pozzi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D001706:Biopsy / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D004285:Dogs; D004838:Epiphyses / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D005269:Femur / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D010009:Osteochondrodysplasias / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D015641:Radiography, Interventional / Q000662:veterinary; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000662:veterinary