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Turner H, Biller D, Sago J, Harkin K. Use of radiographs, ultrasound and computed tomography for diagnosis of a meningomyelocele in a dog. J Small Anim Pract 2020; 61:520-522. [PMID: 32692868 DOI: 10.1111/jsap.13191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2020] [Revised: 03/17/2020] [Accepted: 06/02/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- H Turner
- Department of Clinical Sciences, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, 66506, USA
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, 66506, USA
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- Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, 66506, USA
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, 66506, USA
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Chamorro MF, Reppert EJ, Robinson L, Cernicchiaro N, Biller D, Miesner M. Factors associated with septic arthritis of the distal interphalangeal joint in beef cattle: A case-control study. Vet J 2018; 244:104-111. [PMID: 30825885 DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2018.12.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2018] [Revised: 12/17/2018] [Accepted: 12/18/2018] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Lameness in cattle is a welfare concern and is associated with important economic losses in beef cattle operations. Infection of the distal interphalangeal joint (DIJ) results in severe lameness and if left untreated carries a poor prognosis. Diagnosis of DIJ infection is challenging in the field. The aim of this study was to determine factors associated with septic arthritis of the DIJ in beef cattle. Thirty-nine beef cattle with a complaint of single-foot lameness were used in this study. History and lameness examination data were recorded and analyzed. Radiographic changes and cytology of synovial fluid of the affected DIJ were used to define the presence (cases) or absence (controls) of DIJ infection. Asymmetric swelling at the coronary band of the affected foot and a lameness score of ≥4/5 significantly increased the odds (odds ratio [OR]=63.2 and OR=120, respectively) of diagnosis of septic arthritis of the DIJ in beef cattle with a single-foot lameness compared to cattle with no asymmetry of the coronary band or lameness scores <3. Routine lameness examination findings could be used in the field to rapidly recognize infection of the DIJ in lame beef cattle.
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- M F Chamorro
- Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, 1800 Denison Ave., Manhattan, KS 66506, USA.
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, 1800 Denison Ave., Manhattan, KS 66506, USA
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, 1800 Denison Ave., Manhattan, KS 66506, USA
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- Department of Diagnostic Medicine and Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, 1800 Denison Ave., Manhattan, KS 66506, USA
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, 1800 Denison Ave., Manhattan, KS 66506, USA
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, 1800 Denison Ave., Manhattan, KS 66506, USA
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McCord K, Morley P, Armstrong J, Simpson K, Rishniw M, Forman M, Biller D, Parnell N, Arnell K, Hill S, Avgeris S, Gittelman H, Moore M, Hitt M, Oswald G, Marks S, Burney D, Twedt D. A Multi-Institutional Study Evaluating the Diagnostic Utility of the Spec cPL™ and SNAP® cPL™ in Clinical Acute Pancreatitis in 84 Dogs. J Vet Intern Med 2012; 26:888-96. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-1676.2012.00951.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2011] [Revised: 03/27/2012] [Accepted: 04/24/2012] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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- K. McCord
- Colorado State University; Fort Collins; CO
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- Kansas State University; Manhattan; KS
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- Veterinary Specialty Hospital; San Diego; CA
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- Veterinary Specialty Hospital; San Diego; CA
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- Atlanta Veterinary Imaging and Diagnostics; Atlanta; GA
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- VCA All Care Referral Center; Fountain Valley; CA
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- Atlantic Internal Medicine; Annapolis; MD
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- Tampa Bay Veterinary Specialists; Largo; FL
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- University of California-Davis; Davis; CA
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- Gulf Coast Veterinary Specialists; Houston; TX
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- Colorado State University; Fort Collins; CO
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Ochoa VB, DiBartola SP, Chew DJ, Westropp J, Carothers M, Biller D. Perinephric pseudocysts in the cat: a retrospective study and review of the literature. J Vet Intern Med 1999; 13:47-55. [PMID: 10052064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/11/2023] Open
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Perinephric pseudocysts (PNPs) are fluid-filled fibrous sacs that surround the kidney and are not lined by an epithelium. In cats, PNPs are idiopathic, but they usually occur in association with chronic renal failure (CRF). Thirteen cats with PNPs were examined. PNPs occurred in mixed breed cats of either sex with a median age of 16 years. The PNP was palpable on physical examination and usually was interpreted as renomegaly. Clinicopathologic findings reflected CRF, and urinary tract infection was common. Rarely, a primary renal disease was diagnosed concurrent with PNPs and CRF. Diagnosis of PNPs was made by ultrasound examination and fine-needle aspiration, and treatment was by surgical removal of the PNP or ultrasound-guided drainage. Compared to previous reports of PNPs, this series of cats tended to be older and no sex predilection was found, but other findings were similar to those in the literature. Cats with PNPs may have a favorable prognosis if CRF is not severe and no other concurrent diseases are present.
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- V B Ochoa
- Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Ohio State University, Columbus 43210, USA
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Fenger CK, Bertone JJ, Biller D, Merryman J. Generalized medullary infarction of the long bones in a horse. J Am Vet Med Assoc 1993; 202:621-3. [PMID: 8449806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Generalized medullary infarction of the long bones was diagnosed in a 12-year-old Tennessee Walking Horse mare. The mare was referred after a 6-week course of shifting weight on her hind limbs, and kicking. Physical examination revealed mild stifle joint distention and withdrawal reactions to digital pressure over the long bones. Radiography revealed patchy areas of medullary sclerosis in the distal portion of each femur and proximal portion of each tibia. A full-thickness cortical and cancellous tibial biopsy revealed infarcted bone marrow, with cortical and periosteal osteonecrosis. The cause of the intramedullary infarction could not be determined, but might have been attributable to cumulative bone stress resulting from mild primary hyperparathyroidism and some unidentified inflammatory factor.
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- C K Fenger
- Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Ohio State University, Columbus 43210
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Albrecht JC, Nicholas J, Biller D, Cameron KR, Biesinger B, Newman C, Wittmann S, Craxton MA, Coleman H, Fleckenstein B. Primary structure of the herpesvirus saimiri genome. J Virol 1992; 66:5047-58. [PMID: 1321287 PMCID: PMC241364 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.66.8.5047-5058.1992] [Citation(s) in RCA: 347] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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This report describes the complete nucleotide sequence of the genome of herpesvirus saimiri, the prototype of gammaherpesvirus subgroup 2 (rhadinoviruses). The unique low-G + C-content DNA region has 112,930 bp with an average base composition of 34.5% G + C and is flanked by about 35 noncoding high-G + C-content DNA repeats of 1,444 bp (70.8% G + C) in tandem orientation. We identified 76 major open reading frames and a set of seven U-RNA genes for a total of 83 potential genes. The genes are closely arranged, with only a few regions of sizable noncoding sequences. For 60 of the predicted proteins, homologous sequences are found in other herpesviruses. Genes conserved between herpesvirus saimiri and Epstein-Barr virus (gammaherpesvirus subgroup 1) show that their genomes are generally collinear, although conserved gene blocks are separated by unique genes that appear to determine the particular phenotype of these viruses. Several deduced protein sequences of herpesvirus saimiri without counterparts in most of the other sequenced herpesviruses exhibited significant homology with cellular proteins of known function. These include thymidylate synthase, dihydrofolate reductase, complement control proteins, the cell surface antigen CD59, cyclins, and G protein-coupled receptors. Searching for functional protein motifs revealed that the virus may encode a cytosine-specific methylase and a tyrosine-specific protein kinase. Several herpesvirus saimiri genes are potential candidates to cooperate with the gene for saimiri transformation-associated protein of subgroup A (STP-A) in T-lymphocyte growth stimulation.
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- J C Albrecht
- Institut für Klinische und Molekulare Virologie, Friedrich-Alexander Universität, Erlangen, Germany
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St-Jean G, Smeak DD, Hubbell JA, Biller D. Resolution of pyothorax in a deer by a thoracotomy, drainage and lavage via tube thoracostomy. Can Vet J 1990; 31:110-2. [PMID: 17423509 PMCID: PMC1480645] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Jean GS, Biller D, Mason D. Esophageal obstruction in a boar. Can Vet J 1987; 28:768-9. [PMID: 17422939 PMCID: PMC1680565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Scherer OJ, Biller D. Synthesis of a Germylsilylstannylamine. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 1967. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.196704461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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