Calcinosis circumscripta in a dog

Abstract

In the case, calcinosis circumscripta are described with macroscopical and microscopical findings on proximal of right limb in a 2.5 years old, male Rotweiller dog. Macroscopically, all masses were covered with skin and had firm. The cut sections were seen lobullary and composed of well defined areas and vicious and white fluid. Microscopically, it was detected that numbered of restricted areas, where the center had calcification in dark blue stained as haematoxylin eosin (HE) and red stained with Alizerine red S., connective tissue and mononuclear cell infiltration consisting of macrophages, lymphocytes and plasma cells and giant cells

Keywords

• Calcinosis circumscripta
• dog
• histopathology

Bir köpekte kalsinozis sirkumskripta

Abstract

Bu olguda Rottweiler ırkı, 2,5 yaşlı, erkek bir köpeğin sağ ön bacağın proksimalinde kalsinozis sirkumskripta olgusu tanımlandı. Makroskobik olarak; kitler aynı özellikte ve üzerleri deriyle kaplı, oldukça sert kıvamlı, kesit yüzleri ise çok sayıda, lobuler tarzda, sınırları belirgin ve içlerinde koyu kıvamlı beyaz renkte içerik bulunan yapılardan oluşmaktaydı. Mikroskobik incelemede; dermiste, ortalarında hematoksilen eosin (HE) ile koyu mor renkte Alizerine red S. boyamasında ise kırmızı renkte boyanmış kalsiyum birikimlerinin çevrelerinden makrofajlar ve lenfositlerle birlikte dev hücrelerininde olduğu bağ doku hücreleri ile sınırlandırılmış yapılar görüldü

Keywords

• Histopatoloji
• kalsinozis sirkumskripta
• köpek

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