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Calcium Hydroxylapatite Deposition Disease (view source)
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*Gt Dane puppies with paraplegia
*Gt Dane puppies with paraplegia
*Calcium phosphate depositon has been reported in multiple diarthrodial joints of the axial and appendicular skeleton
*Calcium phosphate depositon has been reported in multiple diarthrodial joints of the axial and appendicular skeleton
More about Calcium hydroxylapatite deposition disease:
'''[Calcium hydroxylapatite deposition disease in a Great Dane puppy. Wunschmann A. et al. Vet Path (2000) 37 346-9]'''
*This case
**Calcium hydroxyapatite deposition in the axial skeleton and included marked fibrocartilagenous proliferation resulting in compression of the cervical cord
**10wk old Gt Dane
**Ca2+ and Phosphorous serum levels normal
**May get skeletal malformations secondary to the deposition of the mineral in the joint (starts on the articular facets of cervical vertebrae)
**In humans, associated with point mutation in type II procollagen gene
**?Underlying cause
[[Category:Bones - Degenerative Pathology]]
[[Category:Bones - Degenerative Pathology]]