A 10-year-old, spayed female, obese golden retriever, presented for immune-mediated thrombocytopenia, was successfully managed with the administration of vincristine and prednisone. However, 6 mo after discontinuing corticosteroid therapy because of suspected iatrogenic hyperglucocorticoidism, the patient was presented with multiple, firm, bilaterally symmetric, dermal masses composed histologically of differentiated cortical bone.
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Front Vet Sci
November 2024
Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, United States.
Sjogren's disease, well-described in people, is rarely identified in veterinary species. In people, Sjogren's disease is one of the most common systemic autoimmune disorders with an incidence of 0.5% in the female population.
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December 2024
Friendship Hospital for Animals, Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
A 9-year-old male castrated golden retriever cross was evaluated for an acute onset of ataxia. A complete blood count revealed marked leukocytosis, anemia, and thrombocytopenia. Leukocytosis was characterized by marked lymphocytosis, monocytosis, neutropenia, and eosinopenia.
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October 2024
Comparative Pharmacogenomics Laboratory, Program in Individualized Medicine, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA. Electronic address:
Objective: Evaluate a precision medicine approach to confirm a tentative diagnosis of fatal malignant hyperthermia (MH) in isoflurane-anesthetized pet dogs by identifying novel risk variants in known MH susceptibility genes.
Study Design: Retrospective case series.
Animals: A male Pit Bull mix aged 7 years (case #1), a male Golden Retriever aged 12 months (case #2) and the dam and sire of case #2.
J Am Vet Med Assoc
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2Granta Veterinary Specialists, Linton, UK.
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