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Abimbola Oshin1, Dominique Griffon, Karin Lemberger
1Department of Small Animal Surgery, Affiliated Veterinary Specialists, 1668 Mallory Lane, Brentwood, Tennessee 37027, USA.
Abstract:
A 4-year-old, spayed female, mixed-breed dog was presented for evaluation of chronic left hind-limb lameness. Lytic lesions were observed in the left patella on radiographs of the stifle. A biopsy of the patella led to a histopathological diagnosis of blastomycosis. Surgical debridement followed by a 90-day course of itraconazole and physical rehabilitation resolved the clinical signs and stopped the progression of radiographic lesions. Blastomycosis should be considered as a differential diagnosis for stifle joint lameness with lytic lesions in the patella.
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