Case Index - - May 2009 - Case of the Month.
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Signalment: 10 year old spayed female Springer Spaniel
History: Recurrent fever, responds to antibiotics and NSAIDS. Swelling on left dorsal flank
Image: Hypaxial musculature adjacent to retroperitoneum caudal to level of the left kidney in site of small swollen area.
Questions:
- Name the artifact.
- Describe the lesion.
- Differentials Diagnoses?
- Treatment or additional imaging options?
Answer:
Wood foreign body and localized abscess.
Foreign bodies usually have a shadow artifact.
The surrounding fluid or edema allow us the see the foreign body well.
The recommendation was for surgical removal.
Ultrasonographic diagnosis of foreign bodies associated with chronic draining tracts and abscesses in dogs.
Armbrust LJ, Biller DS, Radlinsky MG, Hoskinson JJ.
Vet Radiol Ultrasound. 2003 Jan-Feb;44(1):66-70.
