title: Patellar blastomycosis in a dog.
abstract: A 4-year-old, spayed female, mixed-breed dog was presented for evaluation of chronic left hind-limb lameness. Lytic lesions were observed in the left patella on radiographs of the stifle. A biopsy of the patella led to a histopathological diagnosis of blastomycosis. Surgical debridement followed by a 90-day course of itraconazole and physical rehabilitation resolved the clinical signs and stopped the progression of radiographic lesions. Blastomycosis should be considered as a differential diagnosis for stifle joint lameness with lytic lesions in the patella.
authors.affiliation: Department of Small Animal Surgery, Affiliated Veterinary Specialists, 1668 Mallory Lane, Brentwood, Tennessee 37027, USA.
authors.forename: Abimbola
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Oshin
authors.forename: Dominique
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Griffon
authors.forename: Karin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lemberger
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Naughton
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Barger
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001759:Blastomycosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D003646:Debridement / Q000662:veterinary; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D007794:Lameness, Animal / Q000209:etiology; D010329:Patella / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery; D013264:Stifle / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome