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Fibrocartilaginous embolism in a chondrodystrophoid breed dog
Author(s) -
UENO H,
SHIMIZU J,
UZUKA Y,
KOBAYASHI Y,
HIROKAWA H,
UENO E,
SUZUKI A,
YAMADA K
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
australian veterinary journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.382
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1751-0813
pISSN - 0005-0423
DOI - 10.1111/j.1751-0813.2005.tb11620.x
Subject(s) - tetraplegia , medicine , breed , intramedullary rod , spinal cord , histopathological examination , magnetic resonance imaging , embolism , abnormality , pathology , radiology , anatomy , spinal cord injury , surgery , biology , psychiatry , genetics
An 8‐year‐old intact male Shih Tzu dog was admitted with acute‐onset tetraplegia. Magnetic resonance imaging showed an abnormality of the cervical intramedullary spinal cord. Histopathological examination of a spinal biopsy confirmed the presence of intravascular cartilaginous emboli. This is the first report of an antemortem diagnosis of fibrocartilaginous embolism in a chondrodystrophoid breed dog.