Descripción de un caso de la malformación congénita pectus excavatum en un felino doméstico
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2010
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Corporación Universitaria Lasallista
Abstract
Pectus excavatum is a congenital deformity, characterized by a collapse in the caudal portion of the
sternum which compromises organs from the thoracic cavity. A case is reported in a three months old
mongrel cat diagnosed at Hospital Veterinario de
la Universidad de Caldas in Manizales, Colombia.
The animal lost sensibility in its hind legs and had
muscular atrophy among other signs of neurological malfunction. Externally, it had an acute collapse
of the sternum and the costal arch. The radiographic study of the thorax confirmed the sternum’s
deformity and the thoracolumbar vertebrae damage. It was also useful to measure the frontal sagital
and vertebral indexes. The results showed pectus
excavatum and lordosis in vertebral bodies that
caused neurological signs because of a medullar
injury between the T
2
and L
4
segments. Given the
severity of the disease, euthanasia was made to
the cat and the necropsy revealed a displacement
of internal organs towards the caudal, irregular ribs
and two big collapses in the sternum. The costal
arch was deviated to the outside describing a bell
form. The lungs had emphysema and hepatic type
hemorrhages. This case is described because of
its rare occurrence and, with the revision made, a
contribution to it
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Keywords
Malformación congénita, Corporación Universitaria Lasallista, Pectus excavatum, Esternón, Caja torácica, Felinos