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KMID : 1094020120290010078
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Journal of Veterinary Clinics
2012 Volume.29 No. 1 p.78 ~ p.81
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Endoscopic Diagnosis of Bronchomalacia in a Pointer Dog
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Noh Sung-jun
Cho Kyu-deok
Kang Ji-Houn
Chang Jin-Hwa
Chang Dong-Woo
Na Ki-Jeong
Yang Mhan-Pyo
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Abstract
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A 5-year-old male Pointer dog weighing 24 kg was referred because of a chronic cough. The dog was routinely vaccinated and treated monthly with medications to prevent heartworm and endoparasites. Blood analyses revealed no abnormalities. Chest radiographs showed interstitial and bronchial patterns in the caudal lung fields. Bronchoscopic imaging identified a collapse of the left bronchus with a mucopurulent discharge, indicating the onset of bronchomalacia. Computed tomography also showed bronchial collapse and a tapering angle in the left caudal bronchus. This case study describes the diagnosis of bronchomalacia in a Pointer dog with a chronic cough, and suggests that bronchoscopic examination is a valuable tool for identifying of the onset of bronchomalacia in dogs presenting with an uncontrolled cough.
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KEYWORD
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bronchomalacia, bronchoscopy, cough, dog
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