Fibrocartilaginous embolism in a chondrodystrophoid breed dog.
An 8-year-old intact male Shih Tzu dog was admitted with acute-onset tetraplegia. Magnetic resonance imaging showed an abnormality of the cervical intramedullary spinal cord. Histopathological examination of a spinal biopsy confirmed the presence of intravascular cartilaginous emboli. This is the first report of an antemortem diagnosis of fibrocartilaginous embolism in a chondrodystrophoid breed dog.
Ueno
H
H
Department of Clinical Veterinary Science, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Obihiro 080-8555, Japan.
Shimizu
J
J
Uzuka
Y
Y
Kobayashi
Y
Y
Hirokawa
H
H
Ueno
E
E
Suzuki
A
A
Yamada
K
K
D000818:Animals; D001947:Breeding; D002356:Cartilage / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D004285:Dogs; D004617:Embolism / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary; D008297:Male; D010009:Osteochondrodysplasias / Q000150:complications / Q000235:genetics / Q000662:veterinary; D011782:Quadriplegia / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000098:blood supply*; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D016896:Treatment Outcome