2006
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-5827.2006.00015.x
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Use of radiographic measurements in distinguishing myasthenia gravis from other causes of canine megaoesophagus

Abstract: Relative oesophageal diameter appears to be of limited diagnostic utility in distinguishing dogs with megaoesophagus due to myasthenia gravis from those with megaoesophagus due to other causes.

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“…A proprietária optou pela eutanásia do animal e o exame necroscópico revelou severa pneumonia e dilatação acentuada na porção caudal do esôfago, caracterizando o megaesôfago (Figura 2). O presente relato está de acordo com outros descritos em cães com megaesôfago secundário à miastenia grave e com pneumonia aspirativa decorrente do processo esofágico (YAM; SHELTON; SIMPSON, 1996;KING;VITE, 1998).…”
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“…A proprietária optou pela eutanásia do animal e o exame necroscópico revelou severa pneumonia e dilatação acentuada na porção caudal do esôfago, caracterizando o megaesôfago (Figura 2). O presente relato está de acordo com outros descritos em cães com megaesôfago secundário à miastenia grave e com pneumonia aspirativa decorrente do processo esofágico (YAM; SHELTON; SIMPSON, 1996;KING;VITE, 1998).…”
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“…Os principais sinais clínicos da miastenia grave são fraqueza muscular intensa, particularmente em membros anteriores, fadiga e ventroflexão da cabeça após o exercício, passos instáveis e curtos, podendo apresentar também regurgitação decorrente de megaesôfago e presença de bloqueio atrioventricular de 3 0 grau (BAV 3 0 grau) (HACKETT et al, 1995;YAM;SIMPSON, 1996).…”
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“…The acute fulminating MG is characterized by sudden onset of megaoesophagus and generalized muscle weakness leading to recumbency within days (King and Vite, 1998). Megaoesophagus is common in dogs with MG since the oesophagus largely consisted of skeletal muscles (Wray and Sparkes, 2006). In addition, AMG has been reported to occur as a paraneoplastic syndrome in association with thymic neoplasia in some dogs (Rusbridge et al, 1996).…”
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