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Discospondylitis in a Labrador Retriever Presenting as Acute Abdomen

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Gregory Carly Senior Seminar Paper Final.pdf (1.89 MB)
Gregory, Carly Summary Page.pdf (37.29 KB)
gregory-carly-ppt2015.pdf (5.33 MB)
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https://hdl.handle.net/1813/66237
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Gregory, Carly
Abstract

A three year old male intact Labrador Retriever presented to Cornell University Hospital for Animal’s Emergency Service on August 19, 2015 for evaluation of severe abdominal pain. The patient had a similar presentation of acute abdominal pain one month prior that was diagnosed as pancreatitis via histopathology. After initial blood work and abdominal ultrasound, a cause for the patient’s severe pain was not identified. Abdominal radiographs were performed, which revealed a lesion consistent with discospondylitis at the level of the second and third lumbar vertebrae. This diagnosis was confirmed with magnetic resonance imaging. A blood culture was positive for Streptococcus species, a urine culture yielded no growth, and a Brucella test was negative. The patient has improved with long-term antibiotic therapy and is no longer painful.

Date Issued
2015-11-04
Keywords
discospondylitis, acute abdomen, dog
Type
case study

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