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MRI findings in a dog with discospondylitis caused by Bordetella species
Author(s) -
Cherubini G. B.,
Cappello R.,
Lu D.,
Targett M.,
Wessmann A.,
Mantis P.
Publication year - 2004
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.1748-5827.2004.tb00259.x
Subject(s) - medicine , bordetella , magnetic resonance imaging , bordetella pertussis , pathology , biopsy , radiology , bacteria , biology , genetics
A case of discospondylitis in a dog secondary to Bordetella species, diagnosed early with the assistance of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), is reported. The history and clinical signs were suggestive of possible discospondylitis. MRI identified changes and allowed a presumptive diagnosis of discospondylitis, which was subsequently confirmed by bacterial culture of biopsy material. Discospondylitis associated with Bordetella species infection has not, to the authors' knowledge, been previously reported in the dog.