Median lingual hair heterotopia associated with pyogranulomatous glossitis in a Labrador retriever : Surgical treatment using carbon-dioxide laser

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A 9-year-old male Labrador retriever dog was presented with dysphagia and presence of hairs on the tongue. Buccal examination revealed ulcerative glossitis and lingual hairs along the midline. Ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging of the tongue showed multiple hair shafts contained in a proliferative tissue along the midline and extending in a fistulous tract towards the right ventral aspect of the tongue at mid-length. Surgical excision was completed using a carbon-dioxide laser. Histopathological examination revealed a pyogranulomatous inflammation centered on growing hairs, confirming the diagnosis of glossitis and lingual hair heterotopia. At 10 mo after surgery, all clinical signs and glossitis had disappeared despite partial recurrence of hair on the dorsal sulcus and in the sublingual fistula. Key clinical message: Although lingual hair heterotopia usually has no clinical repercussions, associated ulcerative lesions should support imaging and biopsy.Resection of the lesion using a carbon-dioxide laser resulted in a good outcome in this case, but recurrent hair growth is possible.

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:65

Enthalten in:

The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne - 65(2024), 3 vom: 25. März, Seite 213-219

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Gougeon, Eliot [VerfasserIn]
Touzet, Chloé [VerfasserIn]
Poncet, Cyrill [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

7440-44-0
Carbon
Case Reports

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Date Completed 05.03.2024

Date Revised 05.03.2024

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM369240324