Slusarek Anna, Muffat-Es-Jacques Patricia, Coutant Thomas, Pignon Charly, Léchenault Guillaume, Mortier Jérémy
Department of Small Animals Diagnostic Imaging, École Nationale Vétérinaire d'Alfort, Maisons-Alfort, France.
Exotics Medicine Service, École Nationale Vétérinaire d'Alfort, Maisons-Alfort, France.
Vet Rec. 2025;196(11):e5126. doi: 10.1002/vetr.5126. Epub 2025 Jan 28.
The aim of this study was to characterise the computed tomographic (CT) findings in domestic rabbits with clinically suspected rhinitis and compare them with CT findings in rabbits without clinical signs of rhinitis.
CT images of rabbits that underwent a CT of the head were retrospectively reviewed and any CT abnormalities were described. Statistical analysis was performed to detect any association between the CT findings and clinical signs of rhinitis, and also to assess if there was any association between rhinitis and otitis media, otitis externa or dental disease.
Thirty-three of the 133 rabbits included in the study had soft tissue-attenuating material within their nasal cavities and were therefore classified as having CT findings compatible with rhinitis. CT evidence of rhinitis was correlated with the presence of clinical signs of rhinitis and with the presence of otitis media. There was no statistical association between CT evidence of rhinitis and the presence of otitis externa or dental disease.
The retrospective nature of the study, small sample size and lack of aetiological confirmation limit the conclusions that can be drawn from the findings.
Clinical signs of rhinitis were associated with CT abnormalities consistent with rhinitis and CT evidence of otitis media. The results of this study provide useful information for CT assessment of the nasal cavities of domestic rabbits and can be used as a reference for the diagnosis of rhinitis in this species.
本研究的目的是描述临床疑似鼻炎的家兔的计算机断层扫描（CT）表现，并将其与无鼻炎临床症状的家兔的CT表现进行比较。
对接受头部CT检查的家兔的CT图像进行回顾性分析，并描述任何CT异常情况。进行统计分析以检测CT表现与鼻炎临床症状之间的任何关联，同时评估鼻炎与中耳炎、外耳炎或牙科疾病之间是否存在任何关联。
纳入研究的133只家兔中，有33只鼻腔内有软组织衰减物质，因此被归类为具有与鼻炎相符的CT表现。鼻炎的CT证据与鼻炎临床症状的存在以及中耳炎的存在相关。鼻炎的CT证据与外耳炎或牙科疾病的存在之间无统计学关联。
本研究的回顾性性质、样本量小以及缺乏病因学确认限制了从研究结果中得出的结论。
鼻炎的临床症状与符合鼻炎的CT异常以及中耳炎的CT证据相关。本研究结果为家兔鼻腔的CT评估提供了有用信息，可作为该物种鼻炎诊断的参考。
