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6 month old DSH

May 1, 2017 By Allison Zwingenberger Leave a Comment

Today’s case is a 6-month-old female domestic shorthair cat with increased respiratory effort and rate. Take a look and post your comments!

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Findings

The d/v projection is mismarked with the right side designated as left. The sternum is concave in appearance, and deviates dorsally toward the spine. This has resulted in deviation of the heart to the left hemithorax. The seventh and eighth sternal segments are not visible. The cardiac silhouette appears enlarged, and the vasculature is prominent.

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Differential Diagnosis

  • Pectus excevatum
  • Possible congenital cardiac anomaly causing cardiomegaly and vascular pattern

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Diagnosis

  • Pectus excevatum
  • No heart murmur was ausculted, and further workup of the cardiac changes were not pursued

The indentation can be seen transversely across the thorax. The sternum was sutured to a splint for thoracic expansion.

Filed Under: Case of the Day, Feline, Radiographs, Thorax

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