This 12 year old MN Pomeranian presented with acute onset coughing.
Physical exam: 4/6 systolic murmur, lungs clear. 4DX negative.
This 12 year old MN Pomeranian presented with acute onset coughing.
Physical exam: 4/6 systolic murmur, lungs clear. 4DX negative.
Rads of the thorax – The dorsoventral luminal diameter of the trachea is mildly reduced by 2 mm or 25 % over a length of 4.6 cm at the level of the thoracic inlet. Moderate cylindrical bronchiectasis and thickening of the bronchial walls is noted for the main bronchi of all lung lobes.
Bronchial lung pattern with cylindrical bronchiectasia
• Mild tracheal collapse – considered incidental
• No evidence of congestive heart failure
Parasitic, fungal and mycobacterial infections are low for potential with the current radiographic presentation. The clinical history of rather acute onset of the clinical signs does not parallel the
radiographic findings. Hence, other underlying causes of cough, such as upper airway
inflammation (laryngitis/tracheitis) should be considered as well.
