IMAGING DIAGNOSIS—SPONTANEOUS PNEUMOMEDIASTINUM SECONDARY TO PRIMARY PULMONARY PATHOLOGY IN A DALMATIAN DOG |
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Authors: | Amalia Agut Jesus Talavera Antonio Buendia Agustina Anson Giorgia Santarelli Serafin Gomez |
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Institution: | 1. Department of Animal Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, University of Murcia, Spain;2. Veterinary Teaching Hospital, University of Murcia, Spain;3. Department of Anatomy and Compared Anatomy, University of Murcia, Spain |
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Abstract: | A 1.5‐year‐old, 23 kg intact male Dalmatian dog was evaluated for acute respiratory insufficiency without a previous history of trauma or toxic exposition. Imaging revealed pneumomediastinum, pneumothorax, diffuse unstructured interstitial pulmonary pattern, pulmonary interstitial emphysema, and pneumoretroperitoneum. Histopathological evaluation of the lungs revealed perivascular and peribronchial emphysema, mild lymphocytic interstitial pneumonia with atypical proliferation of type II pneumocytes in bronchioles and alveoli. A lung disease resembling fibrosing interstitial pneumonia in man and cats has been previously reported in Dalmatians and should be included as a differential diagnosis for Dalmatians with this combination of clinical and imaging characteristics. |
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Keywords: | canine CT Dalmatian emphysema fibrosing interstitial pneumonia pulmonary interstitial spontaneous pneumomediastinum |
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