Discoespondilite em cães
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2016-04-26
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As infeções espinhais compreendem um espetro de doenças como discoespondilite, espondilite, disquite, infeções epidurais, meningite, mielite e a polirradiculopatia.
A discoespondilite é definida como a infeção do disco intervertebral e das duas vértebras adjacentes, podendo ser o resultado de uma infeção por via hematógena, paravertebral ou peri/pós operatória. O cão é o animal afetado com maior frequência, mas esta doença também está descrita noutras espécies. Normalmente a sintomatologia é muito variável, que pode ir de depressão, perda de peso e dor a paralisia. O diagnóstico é baseado em exames imagiológicos e laboratoriais, sendo o tratamento ideal feito com base na cultura e teste de sensibilidade a antibióticos. O diagnóstico precoce e a terapêutica adequada são essenciais para o êxito da sua resolução.
Nesta dissertação foram incluídos sete cães, dos quais 5 eram machos e 2 eram fêmeas, com idades compreendidas entre os 4 meses e os 9 anos de idade. As raças apresentadas foram Rottweiler, Perdigueiro Português, Cocker Spaniel, Golden Retriever, Bulldog Francês, Springer Spaniel e Presa Canário. A abordagem diagnóstica dos casos clínicos passou por radiografia simples, ressonância magnética, e/ou cultura e testes de sensibilidade a antibióticos. Dentro dos sete casos clínicos, três eram discoespondilites bacterianas confirmadas por cultura, dois foram suspeita de discoespondilite bacteriana, mas o qual os resultados da cultura foram negativos, outro devido a um corpo estranho, uma pragana, que se alojou na coluna vertebral, e por último, um caso que foi devido a cirurgia ortopédica da bacia e que teve como consequência uma discoespondilite.
The spinal infections include a spectrum of diseases like discospondylitis, spondylitis, discitis, epidural infections, meningitis, myelitis and polyradiculoneuropathy. The discospondylitis is defined as an infection of the intervertebral disc and two adjacent vertebrae and can be the result of an infection by hematogenous, paravertebral or peri/postoperative way. Although the dog is the most frequently affected specie, the disease is also described in other animals. Usually cause various symptoms, which can go from depression, weight loss and pain to paralysis. The diagnosis is based on laboratory and imaging tests and the ideal treatment is based on microbiologic culture and antibiotic sensitivity test. Early diagnosis and appropriate treatment are essential to its successful resolution. Seven dogs were included in this dissertation, of which 5 were males and 2 were females, aged between 4 months and 9 years old. The presented races were Rottweiler, Portuguese Pointer, Cocker Spaniel, Golden Retriever, French Bulldog, Springer Spaniel and Presa Canario. The diagnostic approach to these clinical cases went through radiography, MRI, and/or microbiologic culture and antibiotic sensitivity testing. Within the seven clinical cases, three were confirmed as bacterial discospondylitis by culture, two were suspected of bacterial discospondylitis but, with negative culture results, the other caused by a foreign body (a chaff that lodged in the spine) and, finally, a case due to orthopedic surgery of the hip that resulted into a discospondylitis.
The spinal infections include a spectrum of diseases like discospondylitis, spondylitis, discitis, epidural infections, meningitis, myelitis and polyradiculoneuropathy. The discospondylitis is defined as an infection of the intervertebral disc and two adjacent vertebrae and can be the result of an infection by hematogenous, paravertebral or peri/postoperative way. Although the dog is the most frequently affected specie, the disease is also described in other animals. Usually cause various symptoms, which can go from depression, weight loss and pain to paralysis. The diagnosis is based on laboratory and imaging tests and the ideal treatment is based on microbiologic culture and antibiotic sensitivity test. Early diagnosis and appropriate treatment are essential to its successful resolution. Seven dogs were included in this dissertation, of which 5 were males and 2 were females, aged between 4 months and 9 years old. The presented races were Rottweiler, Portuguese Pointer, Cocker Spaniel, Golden Retriever, French Bulldog, Springer Spaniel and Presa Canario. The diagnostic approach to these clinical cases went through radiography, MRI, and/or microbiologic culture and antibiotic sensitivity testing. Within the seven clinical cases, three were confirmed as bacterial discospondylitis by culture, two were suspected of bacterial discospondylitis but, with negative culture results, the other caused by a foreign body (a chaff that lodged in the spine) and, finally, a case due to orthopedic surgery of the hip that resulted into a discospondylitis.
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Dissertação de Mestrado Integrado em Medicina Veterinária, Ciências Veterinárias
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Doença dos discos invertebrais , Infeção , Cães , Discoespondilite