Partial pericardial agenesis in a dog
Bezerra, Lorena S; Eloi, Rômulo Santos A; Santos, André L. R. M; Oliveira, Letícia B. de; Araujo, José Vanderlei; Blume, Guilherme R.
Braz. j. vet. pathol;
15(1): 50-53, mar. 2022. ilus
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em Inglês
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Pericardial defects are considered rare in animals and humans. Pericardial agenesis is characterized by partial or total pericardial sac malformation. Here is reported a case of apical partial pericardial agenesis in an adult mixed-breed male dog referred for necropsy. The pericardial sac was absent from the apical region up to the middle area of the ventricles resulting in a bilateral ventricular compression by the remaining pericardium changed the organ conformation. Microscopically, there was evidence of neutrophilic and hemorrhagic myocarditis with cardiomyocyte atrophy and interstitial fibrosis. Agenesis is often a subclinical disorder, and it is an incidental postmortem finding in most cases; however, it can cause complications in cases of cardiac structure herniation.(AU)
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