scholarly journals Case Report: Unusual Peritoneopericardial Diaphragmatic Hernia in an 8-Month-Old German Shepherd Dog, Associated With a Pericardial Pseudocyst and Coexisting Severe Pericardial Effusion Resulting in Right-Sided Heart Failure

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Imke Hennink ◽  
Pia Düver ◽  
Ulrich Rytz ◽  
Felix Meneses ◽  
Melania Moioli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heart Failure ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Pericardial Effusion ◽  
Cardiac Tamponade ◽  
Umbilical Cord ◽  
Umbilical Hernia ◽  
Surgical Repair ◽  
German Shepherd ◽  
German Shepherd Dog ◽  
Peritoneopericardial Diaphragmatic Hernia

Objective: This study aims to describe an unusual peritoneopericardial diaphragmatic hernia (PPDH) in an 8-month-old German shepherd dog, associated with a pericardial pseudocyst and coexisting severe pericardial effusion resulting in right-sided heart failure.Case Summary: An 8-month-old, male, intact, German shepherd dog, was referred for ascites. Echocardiography revealed a severe pericardial effusion with a cyst-like structure within the pericardium and consequently decompensated right-sided heart failure. The ascites was secondary to right-sided heart failure (cardiac tamponade). Computed tomography (CT) of the thorax and abdomen was performed and showed PPDH with severe pericardial effusion and presence of a pericardial cyst-like structure; xyphoid cleft and Y-shaped seventh sternebra; and mild thickening along the cranioventral abdominal wall consistent with scar tissue from the previous umbilical hernia surgical repair. During surgery, the PPDH was corrected, and it was revealed that the remnant of the umbilical cord passed through it, into the pericardium. The cyst-like structure was successfully resected and sent for pathology. Histopathology showed signs of a chronic suppurative inflammation, with absence of a mesothelial or endothelial wall layer, thus consistent with a pseudocyst. Based on tomographic and surgical findings, it is suspected that the pseudocyst, together with the pericardial effusion, evolved by an inflammation of the remnant of the umbilical cord during the umbilical hernia surgical repair 1 month prior to presentation. The underlying PPDH most likely favored the development of the pericardial pseudocyst. However, due to prior antibiotic therapy initiated by the private vet, an infectious origin cannot be ruled out completely.New or Unique Information Provided: There are a few case reports describing PPDH and/or pericardial pseudocysts in veterinary patients, but the current case report is unique, since it describes PPDH associated with a pericardial pseudocyst and coexisting severe pericardial effusion resulting in cardiac tamponade. As far as the authors know, such a case has not been described in veterinary medicine before.

Marked Pleural Effusion Causing Right Atrial Collapse Simulating Cardiac Tamponade in a Dog

2007 ◽  
Vol 43 (3) ◽  
pp. 157-162 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amy A. Little ◽  
Michele Steffey ◽  
Marc S. Kraus
Keyword(s):  
Pleural Effusion ◽  
Cardiac Tamponade ◽  
Diaphragmatic Hernia ◽  
Surgical Repair ◽  
Right Atrial ◽  
German Shepherd ◽  
Thoracic Radiography ◽  
Pericardial Disease ◽  
German Shepherd Dog

A 16-month-old, female German shepherd dog was presented with severe bicavitary effusions. A diaphragmatic hernia was diagnosed by thoracic radiography. An echocardiogram performed prior to surgical repair of the hernia revealed signs of cardiac tamponade, with right atrial collapse, in the absence of pericardial effusion. Right atrial collapse was presumed to be secondary to severe pleural effusion. At surgery, no pericardial disease was identified. Surgical correction of the diaphragmatic hernia resulted in resolution of the pleural and peritoneal effusions. Follow-up echocardiography demonstrated resolution of the signs of cardiac tamponade.

scholarly journals Pericardial effusion and cardiac tamponade requiring pericardial window in an otherwise healthy 30-year-old patient with COVID-19: a case report

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Christina Walker ◽  
Vincent Peyko ◽  
Charles Farrell ◽  
Jeanine Awad-Spirtos ◽  
Matthew Adamo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Pericardial Effusion ◽  
Cardiac Tamponade ◽  
Case Reports ◽  
Healthy Woman ◽  
Signs And Symptoms ◽  
Rare Presentation ◽  
Pericardial Window ◽  
Acute Pericarditis ◽  
Novel Coronavirus

Abstract Background This case report demonstrates pericardial effusion, acute pericarditis, and cardiac tamponade in an otherwise healthy woman who had a positive test result for coronavirus disease 2019. Few case reports have been documented on patients with this presentation, and it is important to share novel presentations of the disease as they are discovered. Case presentation A Caucasian patient with coronavirus disease 2019 returned to the emergency department of our hospital 2 days after her initial visit with worsening chest pain and shortness of breath. Imaging revealed new pericardial effusion since the previous visit. The patient became hypotensive, was taken for pericardial window for cardiac tamponade with a drain placed, and was treated for acute pericarditis. Conclusion Much is still unknown about the implications of coronavirus disease 2019. With the novel coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, research is still in process, and we are slowly learning about new signs and symptoms of the disease. This case report documents a lesser-known presentation of a patient with coronavirus disease 2019 and will help to further understanding of a rare presentation.

scholarly journals Transient hyperammonaemia in an adult German shepherd dog : case report

1997 ◽  
Vol 68 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
R.G. Lobetti ◽  
D.B. Miller ◽  
T. Dippenaar
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Liver Disease ◽  
Urinary Tract ◽  
Drug Therapy ◽  
Urea Cycle ◽  
Urinary Tract Obstruction ◽  
German Shepherd ◽  
Cycle Enzyme ◽  
German Shepherd Dog ◽  
Urea Cycle Enzyme

A 3-year-old male German shepherd dog was presented with severe generalised seizures. The dog was protein-intolerant and showed severe hyperammonaemia on ammonia stimulation. The hyperammonaemic state was present for at least 6 weeks and then spontaneously resolved. No obvious cause (liver disease, portocaval shunts, urea cycle enzyme deficiencies, drug therapy or urinary tract obstruction) could be identified. It is possible that this dog had a variation of transient hyperammonaemic syndrome, described in man and recently in a juvenile Irish wolfhound, that extended into adulthood.

Abstract 16344: Pericardial Complications in Patients With COVID-19: A Systematic Review of Published Cases

Circulation ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 142 (Suppl_3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandeep Singh ◽  
Akhil Jain ◽  
Priyanka Chaudhari ◽  
Faizan Ahmad Malik ◽  
Virmitra Desai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heart Failure ◽  
Pericardial Effusion ◽  
Cardiac Tamponade ◽  
Troponin I ◽  
Case Reports ◽  
Cardiac Injury ◽  
Pericardial Tamponade ◽  
Time Interval ◽  
Cardiac Damage ◽  
St Segment Elevation

Introduction: COVID-19 has been linked to cardiac damage and life-threatening pericardial complication on which data are trivial which incited us to perform this review of published case reports. Methods: PubMed/Medline, Web of Science and SCOPUS were searched until June 2020 for case reports on COVID-19-associated pericarditis, cardiac tamponade or pericardial effusion. Results: We identified 8 articles reporting 11 COVID-19 positive cases [mean age: 51.4±14.3 (34-78 yrs) 5 male/6 female)] with pericardial complications. All (100%) cases were COVID-19 positive at the presentation with ~80% having dyspnea, chest pain and cough. Time interval from first symptom to pericardial effusion was 7±8 (1-26) days. Five patients reported heart failure with reduced EF on echocardiography with mean LVEF 36.25%±8.54%. All patients showed nearly normal Troponin-I without angiographically significant stenosis except one. Out of 8 cases on echocardiography 4 cases reported with diffuse hypokinesia, 2 reported inferior and inferolateral walls hypokinesia and 2 reported signs of pericardial tamponade. Out of 11 patients, cardiovascular risk factors in the form of diabetes or hypertension or obesity were present in 5 patients. Cardiovascular comorbidities such as heart failure with low ejection fraction, non-ischemic cardiomyopathy and prior myocarditis were present in 3 patients. ST-segment elevation in 3, sinus tachycardia in 2, T wave inversion in 1 case were noted. Four patients developed cardiac tamponade, 1 developed takotsubo syndrome and 3 patients died. Conclusions: COVID-19 patients had signs of a high burden of cardiac injury. Pericardial complications (pericardial effusion and cardiac tamponade) remain infrequent complications which may require prompt care to avoid mortality.

Nodular Dermatofibrosis in a German Shepherd Dog: Case Report

2013 ◽  
Vol 16 (22) ◽  
pp. 1623-1625
Author(s):  
Carlos Eduardo Fonseca Al ◽  
Aline Goncalves Correa ◽  
Sabrina dos Santos ◽  
Sabryna Gouveia Ca
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
German Shepherd ◽  
German Shepherd Dog

scholarly journals Temporary remission of disseminated paecilomycosis in a German shepherd dog treated with ketoconazole : case report

2001 ◽  
Vol 72 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
M.J. Booth ◽  
J.J. Van der Lugt ◽  
A. Van Heerden ◽  
J.A. Picard
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Clinical Signs ◽  
Initial Diagnosis ◽  
Fungal Culture ◽  
German Shepherd ◽  
Laboratory Parameters ◽  
German Shepherd Dog ◽  
Fungal Hyphae ◽  
Carpal Joint

Disseminated mycosis caused by Paecilomyces varioti in a female German shepherd dog presented with chronic forelimb lameness is described. Radiographs of the swollen carpal joint revealed geographic lysis of the radial epiphysis. Diagnosis was based on cytological demonstration of fungal hyphae and chlamydiospores, as well as fungal culture of fluid obtained by arthrocentesis. Temporary remission was characterised by markedly improved clinical signs and laboratory parameters, following treatment with ketoconazole. The dog was euthanased 9 months after the initial diagnosis, following the diagnosis of multifocal discospondylitis. This appears to be the longest described period of temporary remission obtained with treatment in dogs with paecilomycosis. Clinical, clinicopathological and necropsy findings of this disease in another German shepherd dog are briefly described.

Monochorial-diamniotic twins in a German Shepherd Dog: A case report

2013 ◽  
Vol 13 ◽  
pp. 34-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Urhausen ◽  
K. Wolf ◽  
N. Frohn ◽  
A. Bolling ◽  
A. Beineke ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
German Shepherd ◽  
German Shepherd Dog

scholarly journals Atypical presentation of cardiac tamponade in pulmonary hypertension , a case report and review of the literature

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zahra Ansari Aval ◽  
Mohsen Mirhosseini ◽  
Sepideh Jafari Naeini
Keyword(s):  
Pulmonary Hypertension ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Systemic Sclerosis ◽  
Pericardial Effusion ◽  
Cardiac Tamponade ◽  
Young Woman ◽  
Therapeutic Approach ◽  
Left Ventricular ◽  
Atypical Presentation ◽  
Review Of The Literature

A young woman with systemic sclerosis, hypothyroidism and pulmonary hypertension was admitted to our center with massive pericardial effusion and left ventricular (LV) collapse. Despite undergoing successful pericardiocentesis, she passed away a month later. The best therapeutic approach in this situation remains to be determined

scholarly journals Colonic lymphoma causing colo-colonic intussusception and chronic intestinal obstruction in a four-year-old German shepherd dog

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. e000616
Author(s):  
Lisa DiGiovanni ◽  
Laura E Selmic ◽  
Megan Cray ◽  
Helia Zamprogno
Keyword(s):  
Small Intestine ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Poor Prognosis ◽  
Gastrointestinal Lymphoma ◽  
German Shepherd ◽  
German Shepherd Dog ◽  
Gastrointestinal Obstruction ◽  
Proximal Small Intestine ◽  
Multidrug Chemotherapy ◽  
Chemotherapy Protocol

Gastrointestinal lymphoma accounts for approximately 7 per cent of all canine lymphomas. It is typically associated with a poor prognosis when localised to the gastrointestinal tract. This case report describes a four-year 10-month-old, male intact German shepherd dog that experienced complications relating to the presence of colonic lymphoma lesion with colo-colonic intussusception and chronic gastrointestinal obstruction, leading to severe distention and enlargement of the proximal small intestine. Surgery was performed and this dog recovered well from surgery. The colonic mass was completely excised along with a grossly abnormal appearing colonic lymph node. Postoperatively, a multidrug chemotherapy protocol was administered with success. This case demonstrates a good outcome with surgery to remove a colonic lymphoma lesion that was causing obstruction followed by adjuvant multidrug chemotherapy.

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