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Congenital lobar emphysema in two dogs
Author(s) -
HERRTAGE MICHAEL E.,
CLARKE DAVID D.
Publication year - 1985
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.1748-5827.1985.tb02225.x
Subject(s) - medicine , auscultation , congenital lobar emphysema , pulmonary emphysema , radiography , mediastinum , heart sounds , radiology , cardiology , lung
Congenital lobar emphysema is described in two dogs. The condition was characterized by progressive dyspnoea and cyanosis from a very young age. There was marked expiratory effort, and wheezing and crackling were evident on auscultation. Radiographic examination revealed overdistension and emphysema of the right middle lobe with displacement of the heart and mediastinum to the opposite side. The pathology and possible treatments are discussed.