Webb Aubrey A, Taylor Susan M, Muir Gillian D
Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada.
J Vet Intern Med. 2002 May-Jun;16(3):269-73. doi: 10.1892/0891-6640(2002)016<0269:smidwn>2.3.co;2.
Signs related to spinal pain are commonly reported in dogs with noninfectious, nonerosive, idiopathic immune-mediated polyarthritis (IMPA). This study examined the prevalence and etiology of spinal pain in these dogs through a retrospective review of 62 case records of dogs with IMPA. All dogs with IMPA and signs suggestive of spinal pain were described with regard to age, gender, breed, physical stature, location of vertebral pain, rectal temperature, and clinical laboratory findings. The prevalence of spinal pain in these dogs was 29% (18 of 62). Fourteen of the 18 dogs with spinal pain and IMPA were male. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from 11 dogs with signs of spinal pain was analyzed. Five of these (46%) had concurrent steroid-responsive meningitis-arteritis (SRMA). We concluded that SRMA does occur concurrently in some dogs having IMPA. Meningeal involvement may explain the origin of spinal pain observed in some of these dogs.
非感染性、非侵蚀性、特发性免疫介导性多关节炎(IMPA)犬通常会出现与脊柱疼痛相关的体征。本研究通过回顾62例IMPA犬的病例记录,调查了这些犬脊柱疼痛的患病率及病因。对所有患有IMPA且有脊柱疼痛迹象的犬,记录其年龄、性别、品种、体型、脊髓疼痛部位、直肠温度及临床实验室检查结果。这些犬脊柱疼痛的患病率为29%(62例中的18例)。18例患有脊柱疼痛的IMPA犬中,14例为雄性。分析了11例有脊柱疼痛迹象犬的脑脊液(CSF)。其中5例(46%)同时患有类固醇反应性脑膜炎动脉炎(SRMA)。我们得出结论,SRMA确实会在一些患有IMPA的犬中同时发生。脑膜受累可能解释了其中一些犬出现脊柱疼痛的原因。