Successful Long-Term Use of Itraconazole for the Treatment of Aspergillus Diskospondylitis in a Dog
Joint Authors
Chen, Annie V.
Thomovsky, Stephanie A.
Tucker, Russell L.
Van Wie, Emiko
Source
Case Reports in Veterinary Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-01-20
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
A 5-year-old spayed female German shepherd dog was admitted with a history of generalized stiffness.
Neurologic examination revealed mild paraparesis with multifocal spinal pain.
Spinal radiographs and magnetic resonance imaging revealed diskospondylitis at L6-7 and multiple sites throughout the thoracolumbar spine.
Biopsy of the intervertebral disk at L6-7 revealed a positive culture for Aspergillus species, and the dog was placed on itraconazole indefinitely.
Clinical signs were significantly improved after two weeks of itraconazole.
The dog was reevaluated 8 years later for unrelated reasons.
No spinal pain was detected.
Spinal radiographs revealed a fused L6-7 disk space and collapsed and sclerotic disk spaces at multiple sites.
Itraconazole was tolerated by the dog with normal yearly liver enzyme values.
To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of successful long-term use of itraconazole for the treatment of Aspergillus diskospondylitis in a dog.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Van Wie, Emiko& Chen, Annie V.& Thomovsky, Stephanie A.& Tucker, Russell L.. 2013. Successful Long-Term Use of Itraconazole for the Treatment of Aspergillus Diskospondylitis in a Dog. Case Reports in Veterinary Medicine،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-507113
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Van Wie, Emiko…[et al.]. Successful Long-Term Use of Itraconazole for the Treatment of Aspergillus Diskospondylitis in a Dog. Case Reports in Veterinary Medicine No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-507113
American Medical Association (AMA)
Van Wie, Emiko& Chen, Annie V.& Thomovsky, Stephanie A.& Tucker, Russell L.. Successful Long-Term Use of Itraconazole for the Treatment of Aspergillus Diskospondylitis in a Dog. Case Reports in Veterinary Medicine. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-507113
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-507113