Difference between revisions of "Calcium Hydroxylapatite Deposition Disease"
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| + | More about Calcium hydroxylapatite deposition disease: | ||
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| + | '''[Calcium hydroxylapatite deposition disease in a Great Dane puppy. Wunschmann A. et al. Vet Path (2000) 37 346-9]''' | ||
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| + | *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]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:00, 3 March 2011
- Gt Dane puppies with paraplegia
- 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