Tracheal Hemangioma Causing Lung Emphysema and Pneumopericardium in a Rabbit—A Case Report
A pet rabbit (female, 8 years old, and mixed breed) with symptoms of dyspnea, apathy, and weight loss was treated for an acute respiratory infection. Due to the lack of improvement, it was referred to the Imaging Diagnostics Laboratory of the Department and Clinic of Surgery for a computer tomograph...
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| description | A pet rabbit (female, 8 years old, and mixed breed) with symptoms of dyspnea, apathy, and weight loss was treated for an acute respiratory infection. Due to the lack of improvement, it was referred to the Imaging Diagnostics Laboratory of the Department and Clinic of Surgery for a computer tomography scan of the thoracic cavity. The examination revealed the presence of air in the pericardial sac, a pneumopericardium, along with pulmonary emphysema. A few minutes after the examination, the rabbit developed circulatory and respiratory failure and died. Necropsy confirmed the presence of a pneumopericardium and pulmonary emphysema, and revealed, in the tracheal lumen, the presence of a tumor histologically consistent with hemangioma. A spontaneous pneumopericardium occurs when air from the respiratory system moves into the pericardial sac. This is the first case of the simultaneous occurrence of tracheal hemangioma and a pneumopericardium in a rabbit. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d69499a8df6d46a6a199c05f28dc9fbe2023-12-01T22:48:17ZengMDPI AGAnimals2076-26152022-07-011215190710.3390/ani12151907Tracheal Hemangioma Causing Lung Emphysema and Pneumopericardium in a Rabbit—A Case ReportMałgorzata Kandefer-Gola0Kacper Żebrowski1Rafał Ciaputa2Wojciech Borawski3Eleonora Brambilla4Valeria Grieco5Department of Pathology, Division of Pathomorphology and Veterinary Forensics, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, 50-375 Wroclaw, PolandDepartment of Pathology, Division of Pathomorphology and Veterinary Forensics, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, 50-375 Wroclaw, PolandDepartment of Pathology, Division of Pathomorphology and Veterinary Forensics, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, 50-375 Wroclaw, PolandDepartment and Clinic of Surgery, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, 50-375 Wroclaw, PolandDepartment of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of Milan, Via dell’ Università 6, 26900 Lodi, ItalyDepartment of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of Milan, Via dell’ Università 6, 26900 Lodi, ItalyA pet rabbit (female, 8 years old, and mixed breed) with symptoms of dyspnea, apathy, and weight loss was treated for an acute respiratory infection. Due to the lack of improvement, it was referred to the Imaging Diagnostics Laboratory of the Department and Clinic of Surgery for a computer tomography scan of the thoracic cavity. The examination revealed the presence of air in the pericardial sac, a pneumopericardium, along with pulmonary emphysema. A few minutes after the examination, the rabbit developed circulatory and respiratory failure and died. Necropsy confirmed the presence of a pneumopericardium and pulmonary emphysema, and revealed, in the tracheal lumen, the presence of a tumor histologically consistent with hemangioma. A spontaneous pneumopericardium occurs when air from the respiratory system moves into the pericardial sac. This is the first case of the simultaneous occurrence of tracheal hemangioma and a pneumopericardium in a rabbit.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/12/15/1907rabbitpneumopericardiumhemangiomatracheafailure |
| spellingShingle | Małgorzata Kandefer-Gola Kacper Żebrowski Rafał Ciaputa Wojciech Borawski Eleonora Brambilla Valeria Grieco Tracheal Hemangioma Causing Lung Emphysema and Pneumopericardium in a Rabbit—A Case Report Animals rabbit pneumopericardium hemangioma trachea failure |
| title | Tracheal Hemangioma Causing Lung Emphysema and Pneumopericardium in a Rabbit—A Case Report |
| title_full | Tracheal Hemangioma Causing Lung Emphysema and Pneumopericardium in a Rabbit—A Case Report |
| title_fullStr | Tracheal Hemangioma Causing Lung Emphysema and Pneumopericardium in a Rabbit—A Case Report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Tracheal Hemangioma Causing Lung Emphysema and Pneumopericardium in a Rabbit—A Case Report |
| title_short | Tracheal Hemangioma Causing Lung Emphysema and Pneumopericardium in a Rabbit—A Case Report |
| title_sort | tracheal hemangioma causing lung emphysema and pneumopericardium in a rabbit a case report |
| topic | rabbit pneumopericardium hemangioma trachea failure |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/12/15/1907 |
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