Use of C‐reactive protein concentration in evaluation of diskospondylitis in dogs
Abstract Background C‐reactive protein (CRP) is a positive acute phase protein that increases in many inflammatory conditions of dogs. Serum CRP concentration has important diagnostic and prognostic utility in humans with vertebral osteomyelitis. Hypothesis/objectives To determine if a correlation e...
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| author | Sarah A. Trub William W. Bush Matthew Paek Daniel E. Cuff |
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| description | Abstract Background C‐reactive protein (CRP) is a positive acute phase protein that increases in many inflammatory conditions of dogs. Serum CRP concentration has important diagnostic and prognostic utility in humans with vertebral osteomyelitis. Hypothesis/objectives To determine if a correlation exists between serum CRP concentration and clinical and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings in dogs with diskospondylitis, and if CRP predicts prognosis. Animals Eighteen client‐owned dogs with MRI diagnosis of diskospondylitis. Methods Retrospective study evaluating signalment, clinical signs, neurologic examination findings, white blood cell count, neutrophil count, serum globulin concentration, serum CRP concentration, radiographic findings, MRI findings, bacterial culture results, and outcome in dogs with diskospondylitis. Results Serum CRP concentration was significantly more sensitive than were fever and leukocytosis for predicting the presence of diskospondylitis. Serum CRP concentration was more sensitive than neutrophilia and hyperglobulinemia. No difference in serum CRP concentration was found between dogs with single or multiple lesions, nor between dogs with or without empyema, muscular involvement or spinal cord compression. No association was found between serum CRP concentration and positive bacterial culture. Conclusions and Clinical Importance C‐reactive protein is a sensitive, but nonspecific biomarker for diskospondylitis which may prove useful as an adjunctive diagnostic test in patients with suspicious clinical signs and may help predict prognosis. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4d87c49541ec4888be18d59fae67651d2022-12-22T04:31:59ZengWileyJournal of Veterinary Internal Medicine0891-66401939-16762021-01-0135120921610.1111/jvim.15981Use of C‐reactive protein concentration in evaluation of diskospondylitis in dogsSarah A. Trub0William W. Bush1Matthew Paek2Daniel E. Cuff3Bush Veterinary Neurology Service Leesburg Virginia USABush Veterinary Neurology Service Leesburg Virginia USABush Veterinary Neurology Service Leesburg Virginia USABush Veterinary Neurology Service Leesburg Virginia USAAbstract Background C‐reactive protein (CRP) is a positive acute phase protein that increases in many inflammatory conditions of dogs. Serum CRP concentration has important diagnostic and prognostic utility in humans with vertebral osteomyelitis. Hypothesis/objectives To determine if a correlation exists between serum CRP concentration and clinical and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings in dogs with diskospondylitis, and if CRP predicts prognosis. Animals Eighteen client‐owned dogs with MRI diagnosis of diskospondylitis. Methods Retrospective study evaluating signalment, clinical signs, neurologic examination findings, white blood cell count, neutrophil count, serum globulin concentration, serum CRP concentration, radiographic findings, MRI findings, bacterial culture results, and outcome in dogs with diskospondylitis. Results Serum CRP concentration was significantly more sensitive than were fever and leukocytosis for predicting the presence of diskospondylitis. Serum CRP concentration was more sensitive than neutrophilia and hyperglobulinemia. No difference in serum CRP concentration was found between dogs with single or multiple lesions, nor between dogs with or without empyema, muscular involvement or spinal cord compression. No association was found between serum CRP concentration and positive bacterial culture. Conclusions and Clinical Importance C‐reactive protein is a sensitive, but nonspecific biomarker for diskospondylitis which may prove useful as an adjunctive diagnostic test in patients with suspicious clinical signs and may help predict prognosis.https://doi.org/10.1111/jvim.15981acute phase proteinbiomarkersneurologyvertebral osteomyelitis |
| spellingShingle | Sarah A. Trub William W. Bush Matthew Paek Daniel E. Cuff Use of C‐reactive protein concentration in evaluation of diskospondylitis in dogs Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine acute phase protein biomarkers neurology vertebral osteomyelitis |
| title | Use of C‐reactive protein concentration in evaluation of diskospondylitis in dogs |
| title_full | Use of C‐reactive protein concentration in evaluation of diskospondylitis in dogs |
| title_fullStr | Use of C‐reactive protein concentration in evaluation of diskospondylitis in dogs |
| title_full_unstemmed | Use of C‐reactive protein concentration in evaluation of diskospondylitis in dogs |
| title_short | Use of C‐reactive protein concentration in evaluation of diskospondylitis in dogs |
| title_sort | use of c reactive protein concentration in evaluation of diskospondylitis in dogs |
| topic | acute phase protein biomarkers neurology vertebral osteomyelitis |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1111/jvim.15981 |
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