Case of the week 1.25.21
Publication Date: 2021-01-21
History
4 year old doberman pinscher. Male castrated. Painful back/hips
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Findings
Lateral and ventrodorsal radiographs centered on the lumbosacral spine are acquired.
There is narrowing of the L7-S1 intervertebral disc space. The caudal endplate of L7 and the cranial endplate of the sacrum are ill-defined with multifocal small regions of lysis and adjacent moderate sclerosis. There is mild ventral subluxation of the sacrum in relation to L7. There is increased lobular soft tissue opacity within the retroperitoneal soft tissues, just ventral to the caudal lumbar vertebral bodies.
A urinary catheter is in place, superimposed with the right sided and dorsal soft tissues.
Diagnosis
- Discospondylitis with collapse and ventral subluxation of the L7 to S1 intervertebral disc space. Increased involvement of the musculatures/soft tissues ventral to the spine may be indicative of cellulitis and/or abscessation.
- Urinary catheter placement.
Discussion
The patient was treated medically, however, there was no improvement of the clinical signs and the patient was eventually euthanized.
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