MANAGEMENT OF MASTICATORY MUSCLE MYOSITIS WITH THERAPEUTIC ULTRASOUND IN A DOG – A CASE REVIEW
Carmel Prins*, Vigneswari M., Tina Roshini S., Gurunathan N., Arul Jothi N. and Vedhavani N.
ABSTRACT
Masticatory muscle myositis is an immune mediated myopathy affecting dogs characterized by trismus and clinical signs restricted only to the muscles of mastication. A 7-year-old intact male non-descript dog was presented with a history of inability to open the mouth and excessive salivation. The haematological and biochemical parameters were within the normal range with an exception of elevated eosinophil count and creatinine kinase. The case was diagnosed as Masticatory muscle myositis and treated with Inj. Prednisolone @ 1mg/kg for 5 days followed by oral Prednisolone in tapering doses along with therapeutic ultrasound massage at 1 W/cm² every alternate day, following which, the dog made an uneventful recovery.
Keywords: Masticatory muscle myositis, Trismus, Therapeutic Ultrasound.
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