Case report: Atlantoaxial instability and subluxation in a dog with Ehlers–Danlos syndrome

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

Veterinary Science

Simon Choi¹  Sam Long¹  Louise Sullivan² 

[1] Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Veterinary Referral Hospital, Dandenong, VIC, Australia;Department of Veterinary Pathology, Queensland Medical Laboratory, Murarrie, QLD, Australia;

关键词: collagenopathy;    connective tissue;    Ehlers–Danlos;    atlantoaxial instability;    surgery;    congenital;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fvets.2023.1234995

 received in 2023-06-05, accepted in 2023-07-14,  发布年份 2023

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Ehlers–Danlos syndrome is a rare, heritable connective tissue disorder characterized by soft, hyperextensible skin, joint hypermobility, and tissue fragility, the severity of which can range from mild to severe. A 9-month-old male entire miniature Dachshund was presented following peracute tetraparesis. Neurological examination was suggestive of intracranial vestibular disease or high cervical myelopathy. MRI revealed atlantoaxial instability and subluxation, resulting in marked spinal cord compression at C1–C2, which was surgically stabilized. On discharge from the hospital, skin fragility was noted as the result of skin tearing during tape removal. A piece of full-thickness antebrachial skin was submitted for histopathology which showed changes consistent with Ehlers–Danlos syndrome. This case report describes the first case of atlantoaxial instability and subluxation in a dog as the result of a confirmed underlying collagenopathy.

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