Veterinarska stanica, Vol. 49 No. 6, 2018.
Professional paper
Craniomandibular osteopathy in West Highland white terrier – a case report
Rajka Turner
; Best friends group, Cambridgeshire, UK, Zagreb, Croatia
Berislav Radišić
; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine University of Zagreb, Croatia
Marija Lipar
; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine University of Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
The case report describes cranioman- dibular osteopathy observed in an 8-month old West Highland white terrier. The animal was presented with a history of painful in- tramandiblar swelling lasting three weeks. Although most frequently observed in that particular breed, the condition is generally rare and therefore likely to be unrecognized by clinicians. The diagnosis was based on clinical and radiological findings with bone biopsy used as a supplemental diagnostic method. Symptomatic treatment with anti- inflammatory drugs was administered to al- leviate pain and discomfort during the bone proliferation phase. In this case, the progno- sis was favourable due to the unaffected tem- poromandibular joint and tympanic bullae, making special nutritional therapy protocol unnecessary. The condition usually appears in dogs aged 4 to 8 months, and is character- ized by non-neoplastic bone remodelling and its irregular thickening with inflammation. Predominantly affecting the mandible and occasionally other bones of the skull, the dis- order commonly results in painful and dif- ficult mastication, leading to nutritional im- pairment and dehydration of the animal. The disease is mostly self-limiting and recovery coincides with the completion of the growth process and epiphyseal plate closure at 11 to 13 months of age. However, is some cases, ra- diographic abnormality or impaired function of the tympanic bullae or temporomandibu- lar joint may remain, resulting in permanent restriction of jaw movement.
Keywords
mandible; osteopathy; bone proliferation; inflammation; epiphyseal plate closure
Hrčak ID:
223220
URI
Publication date:
8.12.2018.
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