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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Main Authors: Jeongyun Jeong, Jaeeun Ko, Jaehwan Kim, Kidong Eom, Youngkwon Cho, Kichang Lee, Hakyoung Yoon
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Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-10-01
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2021.732788/full
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author Jeongyun Jeong
Jaeeun Ko
Jaehwan Kim
Kidong Eom
Youngkwon Cho
Kichang Lee
Hakyoung Yoon
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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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