Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy with cholesterol deposits in a dog

Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy occurred in an 11-year-old Labrador Retriever dog. Spinal cord compression resulted from massive radiculitis with prominent cholesterol granulomas. Cholesterol deposition and associated granuloma formation is unique in chronic inflammatory de...

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Published in:Journal of veterinary diagnostic investigation 2015-11, Vol.27 (6), p.762-766
Main Authors: Piñeyro, Pablo, Sponenberg, D. Philip, Pancotto, Theresa, King, Rosalind H. M., Jortner, Bernard S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Cholesterol - metabolism
Dog Diseases - diagnosis
Dog Diseases - etiology
Dogs
Female
Polyradiculoneuropathy, Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating - diagnosis
Polyradiculoneuropathy, Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating - etiology
Polyradiculoneuropathy, Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating - veterinary
Spinal Nerve Roots - pathology
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Summary:Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy occurred in an 11-year-old Labrador Retriever dog. Spinal cord compression resulted from massive radiculitis with prominent cholesterol granulomas. Cholesterol deposition and associated granuloma formation is unique in chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy, in both its human and canine expressions.
ISSN:1040-6387
1943-4936
DOI:10.1177/1040638715610379