Difference between revisions of "Bones Inflammatory - Pathology"

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Panosteitis (Image sourced from Bristol Biomed Image Archive with permission)

Typically young large or giant breeds
75% of cases in German shepherd dogs, 5-12 months old
Clinical signs:
- Shifting lameness
- Often eosinophilia in peripheral blood
Usually self-limiting in one to several months
Grossly:
- Foreleg long bone diaphyses affected (multiple bones in 50% of cases)
- Increased bone formation in the medullary cavity and often in the periosteum
Contast with hypertrophic osteodystrophy

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-#REDIRECT[[:Category:Bones - Inflammatory Pathology]]
+[[Osteitis]]
+===[[Osteomyelitis]]===
+===Periostitis===
+*Chronic periostitis - pockets of exudate and irregular new bone formation
+[[Category:Bones - Inflammatory Pathology]]
+===Panosteitis===
+[[Image:Panosteitis.jpg|right|thumb|100px|<small><center>Panosteitis (Image sourced from Bristol Biomed Image Archive with permission)</center></small>]]
+*Typically young large or giant breeds
+*75% of cases in German shepherd dogs, 5-12 months old
+*Clinical signs:
+**Shifting lameness
+**Often eosinophilia in peripheral blood
+*Usually self-limiting in one to several months
+*Grossly:
+**Foreleg long bone '''diaphyses''' affected (multiple bones in 50% of cases)
+**Increased bone formation in the medullary cavity and often in the periosteum
+*Contast with [[Bones Hyperplastic and Neoplastic - Pathology#Hypertrophic osteodystrophy|'''hypertrophic osteodystrophy''']]
+[[Category:Bones - Inflammatory Pathology]]
+[[Category:Musculoskeletal System - Pathology]]