This report describes a 4 mo old intact male Akita that presented for evaluation of a life-long history of facial swelling and failure to thrive. Physical examination revealed an enlarged cranium with prominent bony swellings on the maxillary bone, excessive laxity and crepitus involving multiple joints, and proprioceptive deficits. Radiographs demonstrated multiple osseous abnormalities including endosteal thickening of the femurs and ilium. Necropsy revealed gross compression of the cerebellum and brainstem. Physical exam findings, radiographic abnormalities, and histopathology of multiple boney lesions were all consistent with craniomandibular osteopathy. In this unique case of craniomandibular osteopathy, the dog was affected with severe bony proliferations leading to generalized hyperostotic lesions and brainstem compression resulting in neurologic deficits.
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Craniomandibular Osteopathy with a Unique Neurological Manifestation in a Young Akita
William O. Ratterree, DVM;
Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Louisiana State University, School of Veterinary Medicine, Baton Rouge, LA (W.R.); Departments of Small Animal Medicine and Surgery (M.G.) and Pathology (E.D.), University of Georgia, College of Veterinary Medicine, Athens, GA; and Department of Small Animal Surgery, Animal Medical Center, New York, NY (M.H.).
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Mathieu M. Glassman, VMD;
Mathieu M. Glassman, VMD
Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Louisiana State University, School of Veterinary Medicine, Baton Rouge, LA (W.R.); Departments of Small Animal Medicine and Surgery (M.G.) and Pathology (E.D.), University of Georgia, College of Veterinary Medicine, Athens, GA; and Department of Small Animal Surgery, Animal Medical Center, New York, NY (M.H.).
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Elizabeth A. Driskell, DVM, Diplomate ACVP;
Elizabeth A. Driskell, DVM, Diplomate ACVP
Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Louisiana State University, School of Veterinary Medicine, Baton Rouge, LA (W.R.); Departments of Small Animal Medicine and Surgery (M.G.) and Pathology (E.D.), University of Georgia, College of Veterinary Medicine, Athens, GA; and Department of Small Animal Surgery, Animal Medical Center, New York, NY (M.H.).
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Marc E. Havig, DVM, Diplomate ACVS
Marc E. Havig, DVM, Diplomate ACVS
Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Louisiana State University, School of Veterinary Medicine, Baton Rouge, LA (W.R.); Departments of Small Animal Medicine and Surgery (M.G.) and Pathology (E.D.), University of Georgia, College of Veterinary Medicine, Athens, GA; and Department of Small Animal Surgery, Animal Medical Center, New York, NY (M.H.).
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J Am Anim Hosp Assoc (2011) 47 (1): e7–e11.
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William O. Ratterree, Mathieu M. Glassman, Elizabeth A. Driskell, Marc E. Havig; Craniomandibular Osteopathy with a Unique Neurological Manifestation in a Young Akita. J Am Anim Hosp Assoc 1 January 2011; 47 (1): e7–e11. doi: https://doi.org/10.5326/JAAHA-MS-5464
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