Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Imaging diagnosis--equine nasal septal thickening due to chronic chondritis.
- Journal:
- Veterinary radiology & ultrasound : the official journal of the American College of Veterinary Radiology and the International Veterinary Radiology Association
- Year:
- 2010
- Authors:
- Sharma, Ajay et al.
- Affiliation:
- Department of Clinical Sciences · United States
- Species:
- horse
Plain-English summary
A 6-year-old female horse was having trouble breathing because her nasal septum, the wall between her nostrils, was thicker than normal. A special scan called a CT showed that there were several cyst-like areas in the nasal septum. After a biopsy confirmed the condition as chronic dissecting chondritis, the vets surgically removed the thickened part of the septum. Following this surgery, the horse's breathing problems went away completely.
Abstract
We describe the use of computed tomography (CT) in a 6-year-old mare with upper airway obstruction due to an abnormally thick nasal septum. Upon CT imaging, multifocal, expansile cyst-like lesions were detected in the nasal septum. The histopathologic diagnosis was chronic dissecting chondritis. Resection of the abnormal nasal septum resulted in resolution of the clinical signs.
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