Case Report: Multimodality Imaging of Infectious Sacroiliitis and Retroperitoneal Abscess Causing Hindlimb Ataxia in a Young Dog
A 3-month-old intact male Labrador Retriever was presented for falling trauma and hindlimb ataxia. Radiography indicated radiolucent left sacroiliac joint with irregular margin. Computed tomography revealed thickened sublumbar muscles and hypoattenuated sacroiliac joint while magnetic resonance imag...
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author | Jeongyun Jeong Jaeeun Ko Jaehwan Kim Kidong Eom Youngkwon Cho Kichang Lee Hakyoung Yoon |
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description | A 3-month-old intact male Labrador Retriever was presented for falling trauma and hindlimb ataxia. Radiography indicated radiolucent left sacroiliac joint with irregular margin. Computed tomography revealed thickened sublumbar muscles and hypoattenuated sacroiliac joint while magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated abscess at retroperitoneum and gluteal muscle. Ultrasonography showed lytic left sacroiliac joint with retroperitoneal fluid, and fine needle aspiration resulted Staphylococcus aureus. Hindlimb ataxia was attributed to infectious sacroiliitis and its secondary retroperitoneal abscess. As far as the authors' knowledge, this is the first report of multimodality imaging of infectious sacroiliitis with retroperitoneal abscess caused by S. aureus in a dog. |
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spelling | doaj.art-4c21d7f978864c5bb943b19dd074a0632022-12-21T20:11:56ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Veterinary Science2297-17692021-10-01810.3389/fvets.2021.732788732788Case Report: Multimodality Imaging of Infectious Sacroiliitis and Retroperitoneal Abscess Causing Hindlimb Ataxia in a Young DogJeongyun Jeong0Jaeeun Ko1Jaehwan Kim2Kidong Eom3Youngkwon Cho4Kichang Lee5Hakyoung Yoon6Department of Veterinary Medical Imaging, College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University, Seoul, South KoreaDepartment of Veterinary Medical Imaging, College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University, Seoul, South KoreaDepartment of Veterinary Medical Imaging, College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University, Seoul, South KoreaDepartment of Veterinary Medical Imaging, College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University, Seoul, South KoreaCollege of Health Sciences, Cheongju University, Cheongju, South KoreaDepartment of Veterinary Medical Imaging, College of Veterinary Medicine, Jeonbuk National University, Iksan-si, South KoreaDepartment of Veterinary Medical Imaging, College of Veterinary Medicine, Jeonbuk National University, Iksan-si, South KoreaA 3-month-old intact male Labrador Retriever was presented for falling trauma and hindlimb ataxia. Radiography indicated radiolucent left sacroiliac joint with irregular margin. Computed tomography revealed thickened sublumbar muscles and hypoattenuated sacroiliac joint while magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated abscess at retroperitoneum and gluteal muscle. Ultrasonography showed lytic left sacroiliac joint with retroperitoneal fluid, and fine needle aspiration resulted Staphylococcus aureus. Hindlimb ataxia was attributed to infectious sacroiliitis and its secondary retroperitoneal abscess. As far as the authors' knowledge, this is the first report of multimodality imaging of infectious sacroiliitis with retroperitoneal abscess caused by S. aureus in a dog.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2021.732788/fullinfectious sacroiliitisosteomyelitiscomputed tomographyultrasonographymagnetic resonance imaging |
spellingShingle | Jeongyun Jeong Jaeeun Ko Jaehwan Kim Kidong Eom Youngkwon Cho Kichang Lee Hakyoung Yoon Case Report: Multimodality Imaging of Infectious Sacroiliitis and Retroperitoneal Abscess Causing Hindlimb Ataxia in a Young Dog Frontiers in Veterinary Science infectious sacroiliitis osteomyelitis computed tomography ultrasonography magnetic resonance imaging |
title | Case Report: Multimodality Imaging of Infectious Sacroiliitis and Retroperitoneal Abscess Causing Hindlimb Ataxia in a Young Dog |
title_full | Case Report: Multimodality Imaging of Infectious Sacroiliitis and Retroperitoneal Abscess Causing Hindlimb Ataxia in a Young Dog |
title_fullStr | Case Report: Multimodality Imaging of Infectious Sacroiliitis and Retroperitoneal Abscess Causing Hindlimb Ataxia in a Young Dog |
title_full_unstemmed | Case Report: Multimodality Imaging of Infectious Sacroiliitis and Retroperitoneal Abscess Causing Hindlimb Ataxia in a Young Dog |
title_short | Case Report: Multimodality Imaging of Infectious Sacroiliitis and Retroperitoneal Abscess Causing Hindlimb Ataxia in a Young Dog |
title_sort | case report multimodality imaging of infectious sacroiliitis and retroperitoneal abscess causing hindlimb ataxia in a young dog |
topic | infectious sacroiliitis osteomyelitis computed tomography ultrasonography magnetic resonance imaging |
url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2021.732788/full |
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