Osteopetrosis-like disease in a cat with respiratory distress.
Magnetic resonance (MR) and computed tomography (CT) were performed in an 8-year-old, spayed female cat with chronic effort respiration at the inspiration phase and stertor. Increased bone opacity in the areas of the head, neck and thorax were observed on radiography. MR images showed no signal intensity on both transverse T1WI and T2WI of the nasal cavity. CT revealed increased bone density and hypertrophy of the nasal turbinate and a narrowed nasal passage. From these results, we concluded this case had osteopetrosis-like disease, and that the respiratory distress was caused by hypertrophy of the nasal turbinate.
Fujita
Michio
M
Department of Veterinary Radiology, Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University, Musashinoshi, Tokyo, Japan.
Takaishi
Yumi
Y
Nagae
Hideyuki
H
Watanabe
Naoyuki
N
Hasegawa
Daisuke
D
Taniguchi
Akiko
A
Orima
Hiromitsu
H
D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D002415:Cats; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female; D010022:Osteopetrosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*