Brachial artery thrombosis in a dog causing monoparesis mimicking nerve sheath tumor. Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • There are few differential diagnoses for non-orthopedic thoracic limb lameness in adult dogs aside from nerve tumors and disk-associated nerve compression; this report introduces another etiology. A 9-year-old male castrated mixed dog presented with an episodic history of nonweight-bearing thoracic limb lameness. Additional clinical signs included an atrophied thoracic limb with cool paw pads and painful axillary region. Magnetic resonance imaging, computed tomography, ultrasound, and exploratory surgery confirmed a chronic thrombus of the right brachial artery. No underlying cause for the thrombus was identified. The dog has been successfully managed on long-term rivaroxaban and clopidogrel. Follow-up ultrasound of the thrombus suggested early remodeling.

published proceedings

  • J Vet Intern Med

altmetric score

  • 0.5

author list (cited authors)

  • Andruzzi, M. N., Voges, A. K., Russell, K. E., & Jeffery, N. D.

citation count

  • 0

complete list of authors

  • Andruzzi, Melissa N||Voges, Andra K||Russell, Karen E||Jeffery, Nick D

publication date

  • September 2021

publisher