Difference between revisions of "Panosteitis"

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**Foreleg long bone '''diaphyses''' affected (multiple bones in 50% of cases)
 
**Foreleg long bone '''diaphyses''' affected (multiple bones in 50% of cases)
 
**Increased bone formation in the medullary cavity and often in the periosteum
 
**Increased bone formation in the medullary cavity and often in the periosteum
*Contast with [[Bones Hyperplastic and Neoplastic - Pathology#Hypertrophic osteodystrophy|'''hypertrophic osteodystrophy''']]
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*Contast with [[Hypertrophic Osteodystrophy|'''hypertrophic osteodystrophy''']]
  
  
 
[[Category:Bones - Inflammatory Pathology]]
 
[[Category:Bones - Inflammatory Pathology]]

Revision as of 13:26, 3 March 2011

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