title: IMAGING DIAGNOSIS-COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY OF TRACTION BRONCHIECTASIS SECONDARY TO PULMONARY FIBROSIS IN A PATTERDALE TERRIER.
abstract: An 8-year-old, Patterdale terrier was referred for evaluation of tachypnoea, exercise intolerance, and weight loss. Computed tomographic images showed pneumomediastinum, diffuse pulmonary ground glass opacity, and marked dilatation of peripheral bronchi, but no evidence of thickened bronchial walls. The histopathologic diagnosis was diffuse pulmonary interstitial fibrosis, type II pneumocyte hyperplasia, and bronchiectasis. The lack of evidence of primary bronchitis supported a diagnosis of traction bronchiectasis. Traction bronchiectasis can occur as a sequela to pulmonary fibrosis in dogs.
authors.affiliation: Royal Veterinary College, University of London, London, NW1 0TU, UK.
authors.forename: Ella
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Fitzgerald
authors.affiliation: Royal Veterinary College, University of London, London, NW1 0TU, UK.
authors.forename: Simon L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Priestnall
authors.affiliation: Royal Veterinary College, University of London, London, NW1 0TU, UK.
authors.forename: Christopher R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Lamb
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001987:Bronchiectasis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D011658:Pulmonary Fibrosis / Q000150:complications*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000662:veterinary
keywords: computed tomography; dog; pneumomediastinum; pulmonary fibrosis; traction bronchiectasis