Computed Tomographic Findings in Dogs with Hepatic Bacterial Parenchymal Infection and Abscessation.

ABSTRACT: Bacterial liver parenchymal infections in dogs are rarely documented, and their imaging characteristics are scarce in the veterinary literature, especially in Computed Tomography (CT). This retrospective multicentric study aimed to describe the CT characteristics of parenchymal bacterial liver infection and abscessation in dogs and compare them with the human literature. Twenty dogs met the inclusion criteria. All dogs, except one, showed discrete hepatic lesions consistent with pyogenic liver abscess (19/20). A single case showed diffuse liver changes, which was diagnosed with granulomatous bacterial hepatitis (1/20). Multifocal lesions were associated with the presence of abdominal pain (p = 0.023). CT characteristics of pyogenic liver abscesses in our study resemble those describ

SUBMITTER: Mate de Haro L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11640172 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature