Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Jorge, Kelsey M.
• Huguet, Elodie E.
• Finley, Abigail
• Dulaney, D. Ryan
• Cocchiaro, Michael
• Montiel‐Del Valle, Anabell
• Berry, Clifford R.

Titel

Radiographic characteristics of alveolar microlithiasis and pulmonary ossification following chronic corticosteroid therapy in a dog

Ist Teil von

• Veterinary radiology & ultrasound, 2021-05, Vol.62 (3), p.E30-E34

Ort / Verlag

England

Erscheinungsjahr

2021

Quelle

Alma/SFX Local Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• A 10‐year‐old, neutered female, Australian Shepherd was referred for acute respiratory distress and a history of chronic exogenous steroid administration. On thoracic radiographs, a severe increase in mineral opacity characterized as a generalized unstructured interstitial pulmonary pattern, diffuse calcinosis cutis, and moderate hepatomegaly were noted. Cor pulmonale was identified on echocardiography. The patient developed a pneumothorax following sampling and had a cardiac arrest. Postmortem histopathology of the lungs revealed pulmonary interstitial mineralization and alveolar microlithiasis. This report supports including generalized pulmonary mineralization due to chronic exogenous steroid administration as a differential diagnosis for dogs with these clinical and imaging findings.