Abstract
A seven-week-old, male chow chow-keeshond cross puppy was presented with acute paraplegia and episcleral hemorrhage. An X-linked, hereditary coagulopathy was suspected and confirmed by clotting factor analysis and necropsy findings of intraspinal hemorrhage. In young, male puppies with acute spinal pain and long-tract signs, intraspinal hematoma secondary to inherited X-linked coagulation factor deficiencies should be considered in the differential diagnosis.
MeSH terms
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Acute Disease
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Animals
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Dog Diseases / diagnosis*
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Dog Diseases / etiology
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Dogs
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Factor IX / analysis
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Factor VIII / analysis
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Fatal Outcome
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Hemophilia A / complications
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Hemophilia A / diagnosis
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Hemophilia A / veterinary*
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Hemorrhage / complications
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Hemorrhage / etiology
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Hemorrhage / veterinary
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Male
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Paraplegia / etiology
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Paraplegia / veterinary*
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Partial Thromboplastin Time / veterinary
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Prothrombin Time / veterinary
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Spinal Cord Diseases / complications
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Spinal Cord Diseases / etiology
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Spinal Cord Diseases / veterinary