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| Abdominal radiography and ultrasonography revealed a large mass in the uterus. | | Abdominal radiography and ultrasonography revealed a large mass in the uterus. |
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| |q2=What differential diagnoses would you consider in a seven-year-old rabbit with these clinical signs? | | |q2=What differential diagnoses would you consider in a seven-year-old rabbit with these clinical signs? |
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| *pneumonia; | | *pneumonia; |
| *abscesses associated with pleuropneumonia; | | *abscesses associated with pleuropneumonia; |
− | *pleuropneumonia (secondary to infection with Pasteurella multocida, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus, Bordetella bronchiseptica, Mycobacterium bovis, M. tuberculosis, Moraxella bovis, Francisella tularensis and Yersinia pestis); | + | *pleuropneumonia (secondary to infection with ''Pasteurella multocida, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus, Bordetella bronchiseptica, Mycobacterium bovis, M. tuberculosis, Moraxella bovis, Francisella tularensis'' and ''Yersinia pestis''); |
| *primary thoracic neoplasia (thymoma); and | | *primary thoracic neoplasia (thymoma); and |
| *secondary metastatic disease. <br><br> | | *secondary metastatic disease. <br><br> |
| Pleural effusion has been seen with cardiovascular disease (cardiomyopathy, valvular disease, pericarditis and atherosclerosis) and corona virus infection but this has not been reported as a spontaneous natural infection in pet rabbits. | | Pleural effusion has been seen with cardiovascular disease (cardiomyopathy, valvular disease, pericarditis and atherosclerosis) and corona virus infection but this has not been reported as a spontaneous natural infection in pet rabbits. |
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| |q3=What is the prognosis? | | |q3=What is the prognosis? |
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| The prognosis is grave and in this case the rabbit was euthanased. | | The prognosis is grave and in this case the rabbit was euthanased. |
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| |q4=What preventive measures are there to reduce the incidence of this condition? | | |q4=What preventive measures are there to reduce the incidence of this condition? |
| |a4=Ovariohysterectomy before the rabbit is two years old will reduce the incidence of this condition in female rabbits. <br><br> | | |a4=Ovariohysterectomy before the rabbit is two years old will reduce the incidence of this condition in female rabbits. <br><br> |
| Dutch, French silver, Havana and Tan breeds older than four years of age have a 50–80% incidence of uterine adenocarcinoma. <br><br> | | Dutch, French silver, Havana and Tan breeds older than four years of age have a 50–80% incidence of uterine adenocarcinoma. <br><br> |
| Metastases to local tissues, lungs, liver, brain and bones may occur within 1–2 years. | | Metastases to local tissues, lungs, liver, brain and bones may occur within 1–2 years. |
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| </FlashCard> | | </FlashCard> |
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