Unusual case of osteopenia associated with nutritional calcium and vitamin D deficiency in an adult dog.
A 6-year-old, spayed female rottweiler was presented for facial enlargement from swelling of the maxilla and mandible. The dog was fed a homemade diet deficient in calcium and vitamin D, suggesting that rubber jaw syndrome was a secondary nutritional disorder. Radiographic and tomodensitometric examinations revealed diffuse bone resorption in the skull. The plasma parathormone concentration was high, and serum 25-hydroxycholecalciferol concentration was low. Based on these findings, nutritional calcium and vitamin D deficiency associated with secondary hyperparathyroidism was diagnosed. Dietary correction resulted in clinical and biological improvement, with an increase in skull mineralization.
de Fornel-Thibaud
Pauline
P
Internal Medicine Unit, National Veterinary School of Alfort, Maisons-Alfort, France.
Blanchard
Géraldine
G
Escoffier-Chateau
Laurence
L
Segond
Sophie
S
Guetta
Franck
F
Begon
Dominique
D
Delisle
Françoise
F
Rosenberg
Dan
D
D000821:Animal Feed / Q000032:analysis; D000818:Animals; D001851:Bone Diseases, Metabolic / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D002112:Calcifediol / Q000097:blood; D002118:Calcium / Q000172:deficiency*; D004032:Diet / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000662:veterinary*; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000178:diet therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D006962:Hyperparathyroidism, Secondary / Q000178:diet therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary; D007568:Jaw / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D010281:Parathyroid Hormone / Q000097:blood; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000662:veterinary; D014808:Vitamin D Deficiency / Q000150:complications / Q000178:diet therapy / Q000662:veterinary*
D010281:Parathyroid Hormone; D002112:Calcifediol; D002118:Calcium