Clinical features of muscle stiffness in 37 dogs with concurrent naturally occurring hypercortisolism.
Stefania GolinelliFederico FracassiEzio BianchiÁlan Gomes PöpplDiego Daniel MiceliLeontine BenedicentiViviani De MarcoAudrey K CookLaura Espada CastroIan RamseyKyoung-Won SeoCarlo CantileGualtiero GandiniSean E HulseboschEdward C FeldmanPublished in: Journal of veterinary internal medicine (2023)
Concurrent SMS and HC is uncommon, possibly affecting only dogs with PDH. Development of SMS might occur before or after diagnosis of HC. Apart from SMS, the clinical picture and survival time of these dogs seem indistinguishable from those of dogs with HC in general. However, while muscle weakness usually resolves with HC treatment SMS does not.