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Suspected Primary Spontaneous Asymptomatic Pneumothorax in a Cat

Spontaneous pneumothorax (SPT) is a documented emergency of the respiratory tract condition classified as either primary or secondary based on the presence of underlying pulmonary conditions. All reported SPT in the feline literature are evaluated for respiratory clinical signs. Primary SPT without...

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Autores principales: Sliman, Michael, Rudinsky, Adam J., Lumbrezer, Sarah, Winston, Jenessa A., Parker, Valerie J., Lorbach, Sarah, Howard, James
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Publicado: Hindawi 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8860558/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35198260
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/2827118
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author Sliman, Michael
Rudinsky, Adam J.
Lumbrezer, Sarah
Winston, Jenessa A.
Parker, Valerie J.
Lorbach, Sarah
Howard, James
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Rudinsky, Adam J.
Lumbrezer, Sarah
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Parker, Valerie J.
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Howard, James
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description Spontaneous pneumothorax (SPT) is a documented emergency of the respiratory tract condition classified as either primary or secondary based on the presence of underlying pulmonary conditions. All reported SPT in the feline literature are evaluated for respiratory clinical signs. Primary SPT without underlying pathology or without clinical signs is not reported in cats. This case report describes a 10-year-old domestic longhair cat that was referred for evaluation of chronic lethargy with severe azotemia and placement of a subcutaneous ureteral bypass (SUB) system. Prior to presentation, the cat was diagnosed with renal insufficiency and treated medically with no resolution. Clinical examination under sedation revealed right-sided renomegaly. Thoracic radiographs revealed gas in the caudodorsal pleural space and concurrent pulmonary atelectasis. No respiratory clinical signs were present. Thoracic CT showed two pulmonary bullae, one located in the right caudal lung lobe and one in the cranial segment of the left cranial lung lobe. Abdominal ultrasound showed a right-sided ureteral obstruction. Medical management was elected for the spontaneous pneumothorax. A SUB was placed to address the ureteral obstruction; no complications were noted during recovery. The cat was free of clinical signs of respiratory disease after a follow-up time of nine months. This is the first reported case of a cat diagnosed with a nonclinical suspected primary spontaneous pneumothorax with no concurrent predisposing pulmonary pathology.
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spelling pubmed-88605582022-02-22 Suspected Primary Spontaneous Asymptomatic Pneumothorax in a Cat Sliman, Michael Rudinsky, Adam J. Lumbrezer, Sarah Winston, Jenessa A. Parker, Valerie J. Lorbach, Sarah Howard, James Case Rep Vet Med Case Report Spontaneous pneumothorax (SPT) is a documented emergency of the respiratory tract condition classified as either primary or secondary based on the presence of underlying pulmonary conditions. All reported SPT in the feline literature are evaluated for respiratory clinical signs. Primary SPT without underlying pathology or without clinical signs is not reported in cats. This case report describes a 10-year-old domestic longhair cat that was referred for evaluation of chronic lethargy with severe azotemia and placement of a subcutaneous ureteral bypass (SUB) system. Prior to presentation, the cat was diagnosed with renal insufficiency and treated medically with no resolution. Clinical examination under sedation revealed right-sided renomegaly. Thoracic radiographs revealed gas in the caudodorsal pleural space and concurrent pulmonary atelectasis. No respiratory clinical signs were present. Thoracic CT showed two pulmonary bullae, one located in the right caudal lung lobe and one in the cranial segment of the left cranial lung lobe. Abdominal ultrasound showed a right-sided ureteral obstruction. Medical management was elected for the spontaneous pneumothorax. A SUB was placed to address the ureteral obstruction; no complications were noted during recovery. The cat was free of clinical signs of respiratory disease after a follow-up time of nine months. This is the first reported case of a cat diagnosed with a nonclinical suspected primary spontaneous pneumothorax with no concurrent predisposing pulmonary pathology. Hindawi 2022-02-14 /pmc/articles/PMC8860558/ /pubmed/35198260 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/2827118 Text en Copyright © 2022 Michael Sliman et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Rudinsky, Adam J.
Lumbrezer, Sarah
Winston, Jenessa A.
Parker, Valerie J.
Lorbach, Sarah
Howard, James
Suspected Primary Spontaneous Asymptomatic Pneumothorax in a Cat
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title_short Suspected Primary Spontaneous Asymptomatic Pneumothorax in a Cat
title_sort suspected primary spontaneous asymptomatic pneumothorax in a cat
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8860558/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35198260
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/2827118
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