OTOLITHIASIS IN THREE DOGS |
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| Authors: | Lisa S Ziemer VMD Tobias Schwarz MA DR MED VET Martin Sullivan BVMS PHD |
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| Institution: | Department of Clinical Studies, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 3850 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. |
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| Abstract: | Mineral opacities within the tympanic bullae, termed otoliths, were detected in three dogs by means of radiography and computed tomography. Radiographic signs of otitis externa were present in two dogs. One dog had clinical signs of vestibular disease, whereas the other two dogs had no clinical evidence of ear disease. Otolithiasis may represent mineralized necrotic material of a current or previous case of otitis media. |
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| Keywords: | canine dog middle ear mineralization otitis media otolith Otolithiasis |
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