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Volume 7:43-51, 2003. Redacted
2018.
Clinical and laboratory findings in dogs with septic joint
arthritis
Soontornvipart K, Zatloukal J, Kohout
P, Dvorak M.
Small
Animal Clinic, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Brno,
Czech Republic
ABSTRACT
Soontornvipart K, Zatloukal J, Kohout P, Dvorak M., Case study: Clinical and laboratory
findings in dogs with septic joint arthritis, Onl J
Vet Res., 7:43-51, 2003. Clinical and laboratory findings
were evaluated in 18 dogs with suspected septic arthritis of stifle, elbow,
carpal, hip and/or tarsal joints. In 11 dogs,
the arthritis was blood borne, and in 7 occurred after joint surgery or
trauma. All dogs had joint pain and resisted joint movement. Primary
bacterial sources were associated with abscesses, bite wounds, enteritis,
dermatitis, cystitis and/or endometritis after birth. Sinovial
fluid revealed Staphylococcus intermedius, Streptococcus spp,
Enterococcus Group 3, Pseudomonas
aeruginosa, Coagulative-negative staphylococcus (CNS), and Bacillus
spp but only in 8 dogs. In 16
joints, total nucleated cell count in synovial fluid was 50 x 109/l
or more, and neutrophils varied from 50% to
95%. Radiography revealed soft tissue swelling or joint effusion (17
joints), subchondral bone destruction (6 joints) and new bone proliferation (11
joints).
KEY-WORDS: Septic Arthritis,
Clinical-Laboratory, Dogs.
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