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ArticleVeterinary medicine and science2021

Presumed septic sacroiliitis in a puppy with unilateral hind limb lameness and sciatic nerve neuropathy.

Derniese Goh, Arthur House

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Article in Veterinary medicine and science, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Derniese GohPeninsula Emergency and Referral Hospital, Mornington, Vic., Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-2399-0719
Arthur HousePeninsula Emergency and Referral Hospital, Mornington, Vic., Australia.
Peninsula Health · AU

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A 5-month-old female entire Dachshund presented with an acute onset of left hind limb lameness following intense play. There were concurrent intermittent neurological deficits in the left hind limb, and pain in the lumbosacral region and on dorsal flexion of the tail. Computed tomography (CT) imaging revealed an asymmetric widening of the left sacroiliac joint with loss of cortical margins, accompanied by mild osteolytic changes of the adjacent ilium and sacrum highly suggestive of septic sacroiliitis. There was also perilesional steatitis in the region of the sciatic nerve. An 8-week course of antimicrobial therapy was prescribed. Complete resolution of all clinical signs was noted at a 7-month follow up. Sacroiliitis should be considered as a differential for unilateral hind limb lameness with or without intermittent sciatic neuropathy in a puppy in the absence of other orthopaedic conditions.

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Dog DiseasesSacroiliitisSciatic NeuropathyAnimalsDogsFemaleLameness, AnimalSacroiliac JointSciatic Nerveinfectious arthritisjoint diseasesacroiliac jointsacroiliitisseptic arthritis

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PMID33966356
PMCPMC8464234
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