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Case Reports
. 2009 Sep-Oct;45(5):239-44.
doi: 10.5326/0450239.

Patellar blastomycosis in a dog

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Patellar blastomycosis in a dog

Abimbola Oshin et al. J Am Anim Hosp Assoc. 2009 Sep-Oct.

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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