Imaging diagnosis--Spontaneous subperiosteal vertebral hemorrhage in a greyhound

Vet Radiol Ultrasound. 2014 Jul-Aug;55(4):420-3. doi: 10.1111/vru.12076. Epub 2013 Jul 2.

Abstract

A 4-year-old, spayed female greyhound dog was presented with an acute onset of paraplegia. There was no known history of trauma or coagulopathy. Spinal cord compression was identified on MRI. Intra-operative evaluation revealed the presence of a large subperiosteal hematoma and a smaller epidural hematoma. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first report of a spinal subperiosteal hematoma diagnosed antemortem through MRI, with surgical exploration and successful treatment in a dog.

Keywords: canine; hemorrhage; myelopathy; subperiosteal hematoma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Dog Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Dog Diseases / etiology
  • Dog Diseases / surgery
  • Dogs
  • Female
  • Hematoma, Epidural, Spinal / diagnosis
  • Hematoma, Epidural, Spinal / etiology
  • Hematoma, Epidural, Spinal / surgery
  • Hematoma, Epidural, Spinal / veterinary*
  • Lumbar Vertebrae / pathology*
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging / veterinary
  • Paraplegia / diagnosis
  • Paraplegia / etiology
  • Paraplegia / surgery
  • Paraplegia / veterinary*
  • Periosteum / pathology*
  • Periosteum / surgery
  • Thoracic Vertebrae / pathology*
  • Treatment Outcome