title: MRI findings in a dog with discospondylitis caused by Bordetella species.
abstract: A case of discospondylitis in a dog secondary to Bordetella species, diagnosed early with the assistance of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), is reported. The history and clinical signs were suggestive of possible discospondylitis. MRI identified changes and allowed a presumptive diagnosis of discospondylitis, which was subsequently confirmed by bacterial culture of biopsy material. Discospondylitis associated with Bordetella species infection has not, to the authors' knowledge, been previously reported in the dog.
authors.affiliation: The Royal Veterinary College, The Queen Mother Hospital for Animals, North Mymms, Hatfield, Hertfordshire.
authors.forename: G B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Cherubini
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cappello
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Targett
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wessmann
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mantis
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001884:Bordetella / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001885:Bordetella Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D015299:Discitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D004285:Dogs; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000662:veterinary; D008297:Male