Panosteitis

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Panosteitis is a common bone disease in dogs. It manifests with sudden, otherwise unexplained pain and lameness sometimes shifting from leg to leg, usually between 5 and 14 months of age.[1] Signs such as fever and weight loss, and symptoms such as anorexia, and lethargy can also be seen. The cause is unknown, but genetics, stress, infection, metabolism, or an autoimmune component may be factors.[2] Panosteitis is characterized histologically by an increase in activity of osteoblasts and fibroblasts in the periosteum, endosteum and bone marrow, resulting in fibrosis and the formation of connective tissue in the medullary cavity of the affected bone. Pain may be caused by increased pressure in the medullary cavity and the stimulation of pain receptors in the periosteum.[3]

The humerus is most commonly affected.[4] Males are more commonly affected than females.[5] Diagnosis is made by pain on palpation of the long bones of the limbs. X-rays may show an increased density in the medullary cavity of the affected bones, often near the nutrient foramen (where the blood vessels enter the bone). This evidence may not be present for up to ten days after lameness begins.[6] Pain medication and exercise restriction can help to relieve the symptoms, and the lameness usually goes away after days to weeks without additional treatment. Recurrences up to the age of two years may occur.[6] Larger breeds, such as German Shepherd Dogs, Basset Hounds, Dobermanns, Labrador Retrievers, and Rottweilers, are more prone to this problem.[7]

Panosteitis is also referred to as eosinophilic panosteitis, enostosis, endosteal proliferation of new bone, and eopan.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Ettinger, Stephen J.;Feldman, Edward C. (1995). Textbook of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 4th ed., W.B. Saunders Company. ISBN 0-7216-6795-3. 
  2. ^ >Panosteitis. The Merck Veterinary Manual (2006). Retrieved on 2007-01-01.
  3. ^ Demko J, McLaughlin R (2005). "Developmental orthopedic disease". Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract 35 (5): 1111-35, v. PMID 16129135. 
  4. ^ Baird H, Kerwin S, Henry G, Porterpan B, Johnson M (2005). "What is your diagnosis? Panosteitis". J Am Vet Med Assoc 226 (6): 871-2. PMID 15786986. 
  5. ^ Biery, D.N.; Lenehan, T.M.; Van Sickle, D.C. (1985). Canine Panosteitis. Textbook of Small Animal Orthopaedics. Retrieved on 2006-08-19.
  6. ^ a b Wehrenberg, Aaron; Elkins, A.D. (Sept. 2006). "Juvenile Orthopedics". Veterinary Forum 23 (9): 22-28. 
  7. ^ Panosteitis. Canine Inherited Disorders Database. University of Prince Edward Island (1998). Retrieved on 2007-01-01.

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