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10 year old Vizsla

February 15, 2018 By Allison Zwingenberger

Today’s case is a 10-year-old female neutered Vizsla with waxing and waning lethargy. Post your interpretation in the comments section.

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Findings

The cardiac silhouette is enlarged and rounded. There is mild pleural effusion. A small, poorly defined soft tissue nodule is present superimposed over the 6th costochondral junction on the left lateral projection and on the right 6th intercostal space on the VD projection. The pulmonary vasculature appears within normal limits. There is decreased abdominal serosal detail.

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Differential Diagnosis

  • pleural effusion (hemorrhage, chyle, transudate, inflammatory)
  • cardiomegaly (pericardial effusion, cardiomyopathy)

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Diagnosis

  • Idiopathic pericardial, pleural, and peritoneal effusion, which resolved in 10 days.

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Filed Under: Canine, Case of the Day, Radiographs, Thorax

Comments

  1. edevis says

    February 15, 2018 at 6:14 am

    Thank you for the interesting case again. A non “radiologic” comment: vizsla is spelled with the Z coming first. It is common mistake in English veterinary literature..just want to spread the word in the respect of this great dog. Hope you don’t mind.. ( a Hungarian member, where the vizsla comes from..:-))

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