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Chronic bronchitis, cardiomegaly and medial hypertrophy of small pulmonary arteries in a dog
Author(s) -
TURK J. R.,
RANTANEN N. W.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
journal of small animal practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.7
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1748-5827
pISSN - 0022-4510
DOI - 10.1111/j.1748-5827.1982.tb02065.x
Subject(s) - medicine , chronic bronchitis , muscle hypertrophy , bronchoscopy , labrador retriever , pathology , chronic cough , radiology , asthma
A 10‐year‐old male Labrador Retriever had a history of chronic cough which was refractory to antibiotic and steroid therapy. Cytologic and bacteriologic examinations of transtracheal washings were unremarkable. Thickening of the bronchial mucosa was observed by bronchoscopy. Routine thoracic radiographs were interpreted as indicative of thickening of the bronchial walls and mild cardiomegaly. The dog was killed 2 years later at the owner's request. Chronic bronchitis and medial hypertrophy of the small muscular pulmonary arteries were observed on histopathologic examination.