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***Grossly:
 
***Grossly:
 
****Thickened and edematous periskeletal soft tissue and periosteum of the lower legs
 
****Thickened and edematous periskeletal soft tissue and periosteum of the lower legs
****Multifocal [[Parasitic Myositis|parasitic myositis]]
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****Multifocal [[Muscles Inflammatory - Pathology#Parasitic myositis|parasitic myositis]]
 
***Histologically:
 
***Histologically:
 
****Swelling and hypertrophy of osteoprogenitor cells  
 
****Swelling and hypertrophy of osteoprogenitor cells  
 
****Hyperplasia of spindle cells
 
****Hyperplasia of spindle cells
 
****Osteoid is produced
 
****Osteoid is produced
 
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*[[More Hepatozoon|More detail on ''Hepatozoon americanum'']]
 
*Myositis
 
*Myositis
 
**Develop cysts in skeletal muscle of dogs and cats
 
**Develop cysts in skeletal muscle of dogs and cats
 
**May be accompanied by pyogranulomatous myositis - macrophages and [[Neutrophils|neutrophils]] mainly with occasional other cells
 
**May be accompanied by pyogranulomatous myositis - macrophages and [[Neutrophils|neutrophils]] mainly with occasional other cells
 
 
'''[Skeletal lesions of canine hepatozoonosis caused by Hepatozoon americanum. Panciera Rj et al. Vet Path (2000) 37 225-230]'''
 
 
*[[Coccidia|'''''Hepatozoon americanum''''']]
 
**SE USA
 
**Clinical signs:
 
***Fever
 
***Weakness
 
***Myalgia
 
***Bone pain
 
***Mature neutrophilic leukocytosis
 
***Wasting
 
***Poor response to treatment
 
***Periosteal new bone formation
 
**Much more aggressive and higher mortality rate than the disease in the Old World
 
**Gross skeletal lesions:
 
***Markedly thickened and edematous periskeletal soft tissue and periosteum of the lower legs ***+/- petechiation
 
***Eccentrically or circumferentially arranged plaques of new bone formation deposited on the original cortex
 
***Boney plaques look ‘porous’ to compact, often in layers with the spongey areas covered by more compact bone
 
***No evidence of endosteal bone formation
 
***Periosteoproliferative lesions most prominent in proximal long bones of the limbs (esp. femur and humerus)
 
***Metaphyses usually spared
 
***Caudal and lateral surfaces of the proximal tibia and fibular and radius and ulnar diaphyses affected
 
***Distal diaphyses and metaphyses less severely affected/free from lesions
 
***Metacarpals/tarsals mildly affected
 
***Lateral surface of scapula affected
 
***Axial skeleton less severely affected
 
***Often bones of the skull prominently affected – orbits, rostrolateral maxilla and mandible, lateral aspect of zygomatic arch
 
***Lateral aspects of vertebral arches and spinous processes sometimes affected
 
***Ribs normal
 
***Multifocal [[Parasitic Myositis|parasitic myositis]]
 
**Histologically:
 
***Earliest change in periosteum -> swelling and hypertrophy of osteoprogenitor cells in the deeper layers of the periosteum
 
***Spindle cells become stellate and plumper
 
****Become aligned in single or multiple layers
 
****Undergo hyperplasia creating a thick and densely cellular zone on the cortical surface
 
***Osteoid is produced and osteoblasts become entrapped forming spiccules of trabecular new bone
 
***New spicules arranged perpendicular to the cortical surface
 
***With time, considerable osteoclastic activity, remodeling occurs firstly adjacent to the older cortex and then extends outwards
 
***As the remodeling continues, the spicules become longitudinally arranged
 
***Pseudocortices form that can contain bone marrow parenchyma
 
***Endothelial hypertrophy prominent in vessels adjacent and within the periosteum
 
***Severe edema present in adjacent soft tissue
 
***Muscle atrophy and fibrosis often accompanied the edema
 
***No evidence of inflammation
 
***No parasites in adjacent muscle/soft tissue
 
**Lesions develop in young dogs, within 5wks of experimental infection and progress rapidly, looking just like hypertrophic osteopathy
 
**No obvious link between site of infection and generalized boney lesions
 
*Differentials for periosteal new bone formation:
 
**[[Hypertrophic Osteopathy|Hypertrophic osteopathy]]
 
**[[Craniomandibular Osteopathy|Craniomandibular osteopathy]]
 
**[[Panosteitis|Canine panosteitis]]
 
**[[Hypertrophic Osteodystrophy|Hypertrophic osteodystrophy]]
 
*Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy
 
**V difficult to distinguish from this syndrome
 
**Again no inflammation, histologically look identical, but these cases don’t have an abdominal/thoracic mass, and HO usually starts on the metacarpals/tarsals
 
*?Pathogenesis
 
**Thought to occur secondary to increased blood flow and fluid retention within the limbs, leading to vascular and then periosteal proliferation
 
 
 
 
[[Category:Miscellaneous Protozoa]][[Category:To_Do_-_Parasites]]
 
[[Category:Miscellaneous Protozoa]][[Category:To_Do_-_Parasites]]
[[Category:Bones - Pathology]]
 

Revision as of 11:16, 1 July 2010

  • Tick borne disease
  • Two species:
    • Hepatozoon canis
      • Usually subclinical disease
    • Hepatozoon americanum
      • SE USA
      • Grossly:
        • Thickened and edematous periskeletal soft tissue and periosteum of the lower legs
        • Multifocal parasitic myositis
      • Histologically:
        • Swelling and hypertrophy of osteoprogenitor cells
        • Hyperplasia of spindle cells
        • Osteoid is produced
  • More detail on Hepatozoon americanum
  • Myositis
    • Develop cysts in skeletal muscle of dogs and cats
    • May be accompanied by pyogranulomatous myositis - macrophages and neutrophils mainly with occasional other cells