말에서 Digital flexor tendon sheath (DFTS)의 감염성 건초염은 치명적인 질병이다. 본 연구에서는 관절경을 이용한 말 DFTS의 감염성 건초염 치료 결과를 보고하고자 한다. DFTS에 급성 감염성 건초염이 발생한 13마리의 더 러브렛 말에 관절경 수술을 실시하였다. 수술시간은 56-148분(평균 85.6분, 중간값 84.0분)이였다. 활액검사에서 평균 백혈구수, 평균 중성구 비율, 평균 총단백질 수치는, 각각 $42.9{\times}103cells/{\mu}l$ (range, $7.2-109.5cells/{\mu}l$), 89.5% (range, 68-97%), 4.0 g/dl (range, 2.5-5.2 g/dl)이였다. 활액의 세포배양 검사를 실시한 11두중 2두에서 세균의 증식이 관찰되었다. 모든 말들은 부작용 없이 회복되어 원래의 목적으로 사용되었다. 말 DFTS의 급성 감염성 건초염에서 관절경 수술은 유용할 것으로 생각된다.

Bronchoarterial (BA) ratio is a commonly used criterion to define airway dilatation despite the lack of normative human and animals. The objective of our study was to compare the range of normal bronchial to accompanying arterial diameter ratio with previous reports on CT scan of the thorax in dogs and assess influence anesthetics on BA ratio in dogs. Dogs undergoing multidetector CT scan of the chest for nonpulmonary conditions at a single center were prospectively identified. High-resolution reconstruction was performed on those included and both airway lumen and vessel diameters were measured in the lobar bronchi of the left cranial (cranial and caudal parts), right cranial, right middle, left caudal, and right caudal lung lobes. Eight dog were included; Mean of the mean BA ratios was $1.43{\pm}0.24$ (95% CI = 1.36 - 1.50) in inhalation anesthetic group. In propofol group, the mean of the mean BA ratios was $1.13{\pm}0.29$ (95% CI = 1.04 - 1.22). In medetomidine group, the mean of the mean BA ratios was $0.89{\pm}0.19$ (95% CI = 0.83 - 0.95). Comparing individual lobes within anesthetic category, there was no signicant difference in mean BA ratio between lung lobes or between dog according to inhalation, propofol, and medetomidine group (P = 0.630, P = 0.878, and P = 0.508, respectively). The BA ratio in these clinically normal dogs was consistent and may be a useful tool in evaluating for bronchiectasis on CT images. However, some different criteria for bronchiectasis were applied by the anesthetic methods.

The purpose of this study was to establish reproducible ischemic infarction model using allogenic blood clot in beagle dogs and identify induced ischemic lesion after middle cerebral artery occlusion using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and histopathologic findings. Twenty eight male beagle dogs with no evidence of neurologic disease were experimented. Allogenic embolus was made using a healthy beagle dog. After internal carotid artery (ICA) was exposure, 16G catheter was introduced through the ICA. The dog was administered 0.3 ml blood clot for 15 seconds followed by 3 ml of saline for 15 seconds. MRI scans were performed with 1.5T to evaluate ischemic lesion at 7 days after middle cerebral artery occlusion procedure. Evaluation parameters of MRI include location, distribution, infarction type, margin, shape, mass effect and intensity of T1-weighted imaging (T1WI), T2-weighted imaging (T2WI), fluid attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR) sequence, diffusion weighted imaging (DWI) and apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC). On MRI, all dogs (28/28) showed focal or multifocal lesion including telencephalon and thalamus lesions, especially caudate nucleus (24/28). These lesions had well-defined margin from adjacent brain parenchyma, none or mild mass effect and various shape. Most of dogs appeared hyperintensity on T1WI, T2WI, FLAIR, and DWI/ADC, corresponding to chronic infarction. These lesions were histopathologically confirmed atrophic changes and unstained lesion. In conclusion, MRI is the useful method to provide information about ischemic infarction in dogs and the best reproducible ischemic infarction model was developed by using allogenic blood clot.

This study was performed to estimate the clinical use of combination therapy with atovaquone/proguanil and azithromycin as a effective treatment in dogs infected with Babesia gibsoni. Eight mixed-breed dogs that were infected naturally with B. gibsoni were used in this study. Four dogs (No. 1-4) as experimental group received atovaquone/proguanil and azithromycin therapy. As for the other four dogs as the control group (No. 5-8) were administered diminazene aceturate and tetracycline/clindamycin. All the dogs in this study showed mild to severe anemia and thrombocytopenia. After initiating the treatment B. gibsoni in blood smears disappeared. PCR analysis of the experimental group showed negative results during the observation period, but more than one dog from the control groups showed continuous positive results. Atovaquone/proguanil and azithromycin combination therapy can significantly lower the B. gibsoni parasitemia levels and the results suggested that this combination therapy should be a new protocol for an effective treatment in dogs infected with B. gibsoni.

4마리의 개와 2마리의 고양이에서 질병의 정확한 진단을 위해 복강경을 이용한 생검을 시행하였다. 환견 및 환묘들의 주요호소증상은 1마리(case 5, 발작)를 제외하고 구토였다. 2마리의 환견(case 1, 5)은 간 생검이, case 2(소장)를 제외한 나머지 환묘들은 위와 소장의 생검이 지시되었다. 수술은 일반적인 수술 방법을 응용하여 시행하였다. 모든 환견 및 환묘들은 특별한 이상 없이 회복하였고 입원 치료는 불필요하였으며 어떠한 부작용도 관찰되지 않았다. 복강경을 이용한 생검은 절개 길이를 줄이고 회복을 빠르게 하는 이점을 지닌 것으로 생각된다.

5-7개월령의 세 마리 말티즈가 전남대학교 동물병원에 IV급 근원심교합으로 내원하였다. 첫 번째 증례의 부정교합은 교정 버튼과 Masel chain을 사용하여 하악 견치를 뒤쪽으로 이동시켜 교정하였다. 두 번째 증례는 교정 버튼과 체인을 이용하여 전방전위된 견치를 교정하였다. 하악 견치가 후방으로 이동이 완료된 후 상악에 finger spring과 함께 arch wire를 적용하여 전치를 앞쪽으로 이동시켰다. 세 번째 증례는 버튼과 체인을 이용하여 하악 견치를 후방으로 이동시킨 후 상악에 finger spring과 함께 arch wire를 적용하여 전치를 앞쪽으로 이동시켰다. 또한 하악 견치에 부착시킨 버튼에 elastic band를 장착하여 하악 전치를 후방으로 이동시켰다. 결과적으로 모든 환자에서 성공적으로 정상적 교합을 재건할 수 있었다.

혀 뿌리 부위의 종양, 특히 종양이 정상으로 보이는 점막 아래에 위치해 있는 경우 발견하고 진단하기가 어렵다. 전산화단층촬영법, 특히 조영후 영상은 혀의 종양을 평가하고 경부 림프절을 포함한 인근 조직을 평가하기에 유용하다. 그러나 종양을 확진하기 위해서는 조직병리검사가 필요하다. 본 증례는 개에서 혀의 뿌리부터 몸통에 걸쳐 종양이 발생하였으며 환자는 유연과다 및 섭식장애 증상으로 전원되었다. 구강검사 결과 혀의 운동성 장애가 관찰되었으며 전산화단층촬영으로 혀 종양이 확인되었다. 2달 뒤 사후에 개의 혀에서 조직을 채취하여 조직병리검사를 실시한 결과 혀의 종양은 편평세포암종으로 진단되었다.

1년동안 ACVIM C단계의 심부전 및 IRIS 4단계의 신부전으로 관리 중이던 13세의 중성화 잡종견과 급성으로 발병한 신부전으로 인한 요독증과 이에 속발한 형태의 폐부종이 동반된12세의 중성화 암컷 잡종 고양이가 본원에 내원하였다. 본 환자들에 체외초미세여과법을 이용한 투석요법을 적용하여 폐부종, 요독증 및 이에 동반된 전해질 및 산염기 불균형 등이 개선되었다. 본 증례는 초미세여과법을 이용한 투석요법이 이뇨제 저항성 및 심한 전해질 불균형이 있는 심장신장증후군 환자와 이뇨제를 이용한 폐부종 치료 도중 급성으로 신장기능 이상이 발생한 환자 등에서 생명을 구하는 치료옵션으로 고려될 수 있음을 보여준다.

10개월령 몸무게 20 kg의 수컷 풍산개가 내원 몇 시간 전 발생한 교통사고로 인한 우측 전지 파행을 주증으로 의뢰되었다. 신체검사상 점막은 창백한 색이었고, 피부에 다수의 열상과 호흡곤란 증세를 보였다. 혈액검사에서 적혈구 용적률은 정상이었으며, 백혈구 수치가 증가하였다. 복부 방사선 검사에서 전반적인 복막 선예도 소실이 확인되었고, 이는 초음파 검사를 통해 복수로 진단되었다. CT 검사상 간과 비장의 손상 부위에서 불규칙한 변연을 동반한 피막의 불연속성과 조영 증강이 나타나지 않는 정상 실질보다 낮은 밀도가 특징적인 병변이 확인되어, 간과 비장의 열상과 혈복을 진단하였다. 또한 초음파와 CT 검사에서 우연히 부비장이 진단되었다. 본 증례는 CT 검사를 이용하여 급성 복강내 출혈의 원인으로 간과 비장의 열상을 확인하였다.

A 7-year-old castrated male Schnauzer was presented with melena and inappetence. Laboratory examination revealed mild anemia. Abdominal ultrasonography showed abnormal enlargement of intestinal segment and a oval mass with soft tissue density. After surgical resection of the enlarged intestine including the mass, histopathologic examination showed that the mass was tentatively diagnosed as synchronous occurrence of gland cell- and mesenchymal cell-origin tumors. Subsequently, immunohistochemistry showed positivity to cytokeratin AE1/AE3 in the gland cells and positivity to ${\alpha}-smooth$ muscle-specific actin, but negative expression of c-Kit, suggesting the co-existence of adenocarcinoma and leiomyosarcoma. Follow-up examination after 3-year of the surgery confirmed that the dog remained healthy and did not show recurrence of the tumors.

A 10-year-old spayed female Maltese dog weighting 3.4 kg was referred with growing firm mass at the parietal bone region from 2 weeks ago. A firm, partially calcified mass ($1.9cm{\times}4.4cm$) was palpated in the region of the frontal and parietal skulls but had no neurologic signs. Computed tomography (CT) characteristics of mass were round to oval shape, fine granular appearance, and well defined margins. Mass involving the calvarial bones had invasion into the cranial vault with a significant intracranial portion. Histologically, the tumor was characterized by the presence of multiple lobules containing osteoid or cartilage in the center that were separated by anastomosing fibrous septae. This is case report described the clinical and histopathological features of multilobular tumor of skull in a Maltese dog.

In this study, the features of canine lymphoma on fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) were evaluated in three small breed dogs. In case 1, ultrasonography and CT indicated neoplastic involvement of the sternal, right axillary, submandibular, lower cervical, tracheobronchial, mesenteric, and sublumbar lymph nodes; spleen; and liver. However, intense FDG uptake on PET/CT images was detected only for the lymph nodes and spleen. No FDG uptake by the liver was detected for case 1 despite the confirmation of lymphoma by cytology. In case 2, ultrasonography and CT indicated neoplastic involvement of the axillary, mesenteric, and sublumbar lymph nodes and the spleen, while intense FDG uptake on PET/CT images was detected for the axillary and a few mesenteric lymph nodes, and the spleen. FDG uptake was additionally observed from popliteal lymph nodes, however there was no uptake by the sublumbar lymph nodes and some mesenteric lymph nodes. In case 3, neoplastic changes in the splenic, mesenteric, and sublumbar lymph nodes and spleen were suspected on ultrasonography, and lower cervical and popliteal lymph node involvements were additionally detected on PET/CT. Compared to ultrasonography, repeated PET/CT showed increased FDG uptake by the lymph nodes at an earlier stage after chemotherapy in case 3. This study illustrated the features of PET/CT in canine lymphomas and compared those to ultrasonography and CT findings. FDG uptakes were not detected from some lesions which were suspected to be neoplastic involvement in case 1 and 2. We could not clearly explain the reason of this result in the present study because cytological or histological examination was not performed for lesions that showed different results on ultrasonography, CT, and PET/CT. Further studies on the subclassification of canine lymphoma and the sensitivity and specificity of PET/CT for the detection of canine lymphoma are required. PET/CT data can provide useful information for predicting the therapeutic response at an early stage after treatment.

An 11-year-old, intact male Cocker Spaniel dog was presented with history of abdominal distension, dyspnea for 10 days and lethargy for 1 day. Abdominal radiographs showed decreased serosal detail with abdominal distension. Abdominal ultrasounds revealed gallbladder mucocele with generalized peritonitis showing stellate-like sludge in the gallbladder with echogenic fat degeneration of cranial abdomen and abdominal free fluid containing echogenic materials. Loss of gallbladder wall integrity was shown clearly on computed tomography but ambiguously on ultrasound. Ultrasound-guided abdominocentesis was performed and showed amount of yellowish-bloody peritoneal fluid with vegetable matter and mucoid substance. On peritoneal fluid analysis, bilirubin level was elevated over three times than those of the serum. On exploratory laparotomy, gallbladder rupture and generalized bile peritonitis with intestinal adhesions were confirmed and cholecystectomy with peritoneal lavage was performed. One day after operation, patient died. This report describes delayed clinical symptoms of gallbladder rupture by gallbladder mucocele. In addition, this is the first case report using computed tomography made a diagnosis gallbladder rupture in a dog. Computed tomography might be helpful to diagnose gallbladder rupture.

A 6 months old, 20.5 kg female Golden Retriever dog was presented with bilateral exophthalmos and no protrusion of the third eyelid. Based on the patient's history, clinical signs, physical examination and ophthalmologic examination, extraocular myositis (EOM) was diagnosed. The exophthalmos was reduced after 7 days and disappeared after 14 days of corticosteroids treatment. Discontinuation of corticosteroids treatment can lead to recurrence of EOM, but in this case there was no recurrence for 2 months. This is the first reported case of canine extraocular myositis in Korea.

A 10-year-9-month-old spayed female Shih Tzu was presented with ocular discharge and corneal opacity to Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital of Seoul National University. Complete ophthalmic examination revealed bilateral keratoconjunctivitis sicca accompanied by the severe corneal neovascularization and edema in the right eye (OD). Ultrasound biomicroscopy incidentally showed an iridociliary mass located at 6~7 o'clock in the OD. No evidence of metastasis was observed on thoracic and abdominal radiography. Enucleation was selected and performed on the OD, considering the risk of metastasis or recurrence. Non-invasive and pigmented iridociliary adenoma was confirmed on histopathological evaluation.

Necrotizing meningoencephalitis (NME) is a unique idiopathic nonsuppurative inflammatory disease of central nervous system in small-sized breed dogs. A 9-year-old intact male Shih-Tzu dog with anorexia, vomiting, salivation and intermittent seizures was submitted to the Jeju National University for diagnosis. Grossly, there were no obvious lesions in the brain, except dilatation of most blood vessels in meninges. Histopathologically, brain revealed severe multifocal nonsuppurative inflammation in perivascular area of meninges and cerebral cortex. Some areas of cerebral parenchyma were replaced with lots of macrophages contained periodic acid-Schiff positive materials. Many new-formed blood vessels were observed around the necrotic regions using Gomori reticulum stain. Immunohistochemistry and reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction were negative for toxoplasmosis and canine distemper virus. Based on the gross, histopathologic features and antigen detection methods, this case was diagnosed as NME. Here we reported the NME in relatively uncommon breed, Shih-Tzu dog, than other small breed dogs.

A 7-year-old female Pointer dog with multiple masses in the axilla, mammary gland, and bladder was submitted to the Pathology Department of the College of Veterinary Medicine in the Jeju National University. Grossly, mass between right axilla and 1st mammary gland, $15{\times}10cm$ in size, was well delineated and firm, slightly soft center, oval shape. And masses in right 1st, 3rd and 5th mammary gland were well delineated and sulphur yellow in color on the cut-surface. Numerous round to oval shaped masses, 0.3 to 2 cm in diameter were existed in the lung. Urinary bladder mucosa had rough and thick and round to oval papillary masses, 0.1 to 2 cm in diameter, on surface. Microscopically, masses in right axilla, 1st mammary gland, lung and axillary lymph node were composed of poorly differentiated tubules originated from apocrine gland. Lining neoplastic epithelium showed high mitotic figures, typical apical secretory blebs, and PAS-positive diastase-resistant cytoplasmic granules. Masses in 3rd and 5th mammary gland were confirmed as mammary complex adenoma and simple adenoma respectively. The masses in the urinary bladder were covered with stratified transitional epithelium with marked cellular atypia and high mitotic figures. Some neoplastic cells showed focal invasion into substantia propria of bladder. Immunohistochemaically, neoplastic transitional epithelium demonstrated positive reactions for cytokeratin 7, AE1/AE3, and MNF116. Based on the gross, histopathologic and immunohistochemical characteristics, this dog was diagnosed as apocrine carcinoma, mammary gland tumor including simple adenoma and complex adenoma and bladder transitional cell carcinoma. And distant metastases of apocrine carcinoma in right axilla were observed in axillary lymph node and lungs. This is the first report for concurrent occurrence of apocrine carcinoma, mammary gland tumor, and transitional cell carcinoma in a same dog.