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9 year old Chihuahua

July 4, 2019 By Allison Zwingenberger

Here’s a case of a 9-year old female neutered Chihuahua with a cough and difficulty breathing. You can see from the radiographs she was not very cooperative!

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Findings

The positioning of the thorax is suboptimal, and the collar is superimposed on the laryngeal region. There is marked thickening and increased soft tissue opacity in the region of the larynx, with several stippled gas opacities. The trachea is uniform in diameter and there is no evidence of tracheal or bronchial collapse, though there is a mild redundant tracheal membrane. The cardiovascular structures are normal. No abnormalities are seen in the mediastinum or pleural space.

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Differential Diagnosis

Probable laryngeal fibrosis, edema, or mass.

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Diagnosis

A laryngeal mass, likely originating from the saccule, was discovered and resected. Histopathological results indicated a polyp with no evidence of neoplasia.

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

Comments

  1. carol says

    October 12, 2019 at 6:29 am

    could you show the redundant tracheal membrane¿ thx

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