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IMAGING DIAGNOSIS—AN ATYPICAL PRESENTATION OF DIFFUSE IDIOPATHIC SKELETAL HYPEROSTOSIS (DISH) IN A DOG
Author(s) -
Ciepluch Michael F.,
da Costa Ronaldo C.,
Russell Duncan
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
veterinary radiology and ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.541
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1740-8261
pISSN - 1058-8183
DOI - 10.1111/vru.12124
Subject(s) - diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis , medicine , presentation (obstetrics) , hyperostosis , pathology , anatomy , radiology , ossification
A 10‐year‐old female spayed Dalmatian was evaluated for progressive cervical scoliosis and stiffness. This imaging report describes the imaging and postmortem findings for this patient. A diagnosis of an atypical manifestation of diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH) was made based on imaging and additional diagnostics. This report serves to increase awareness of DISH in the veterinary community, as well as to describe a unique presentation of the disease with atypical lesion distribution and severity. In addition, this report contrasts the pathophysiology and imaging characteristics of DISH with spondylosis deformans, which can appear comparable radiographically.