title: Imaging diagnosis--equine nasal septal thickening due to chronic chondritis.
abstract: We describe the use of computed tomography (CT) in a 6-year-old mare with upper airway obstruction due to an abnormally thick nasal septum. Upon CT imaging, multifocal, expansile cyst-like lesions were detected in the nasal septum. The histopathologic diagnosis was chronic dissecting chondritis. Resection of the abnormal nasal septum resulted in resolution of the clinical signs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853-6401, USA. ajay.sharma@usask.ca
authors.forename: Ajay
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Margret S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Thompson
authors.forename: Lauren V
authors.initials: LV
authors.lastname: Schnabel
authors.forename: Asli
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mete
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hackett
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002357:Cartilage Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000662:veterinary*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006736:Horses; D055171:Nasal Cartilages / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D015508:Nasal Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D009300:Nasal Septum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000662:veterinary*; D016896:Treatment Outcome