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Nutritional Secondary Hyperparathyroidism in the Horse

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52 Experimental <strong>Nutritional</strong> <strong>Secondary</strong> 1 lyperp~rathyroi~lis<strong>in</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> IHorsc . . .<br />

v) Increase; serum phosphorus still <strong>in</strong>creas<strong>in</strong>g and hypocalcemia<br />

partly compensated for.<br />

vi) Decrease; hyperphosphatemia compensated for to a greater<br />

degree than hypocalcemia (with <strong>the</strong> exception of NSH 2).<br />

The regression l<strong>in</strong>es described similar diphasic <strong>in</strong>crease-decrease<br />

changes <strong>in</strong> all NSH horses. The magnitude and time periods were<br />

somewhat different <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> horses, however. It should be emphasized<br />

that <strong>the</strong> <strong>in</strong>crease-demase phases <strong>in</strong> ser/cnl alkal<strong>in</strong>e phosphatase were <strong>in</strong>verse4<br />

related to <strong>the</strong> conti;rliioiu chanqes <strong>in</strong> semi<strong>in</strong> calciiiyN.<br />

3. Roentgenologic Observations<br />

A . Intrauital' Exa<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>atioii<br />

The results of <strong>the</strong> series of radiographs taken dur<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> course of<br />

<strong>the</strong> experiment are summarized <strong>in</strong> Table XVIII. Progressive radio-<br />

lucency was evident <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> mandibles (Fig. 18) and maxillae. Rc-<br />

companied by this, a radiolucent miliary mottl<strong>in</strong>g which might also<br />

be described as a spongy or moth-eaten appearance developed. Pro-<br />

gressive loss of <strong>the</strong> lam<strong>in</strong>ae durae was seen. Subperiosteal resorption<br />

appeared <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> ventrodorsal views of <strong>the</strong> mandible on <strong>the</strong>cortical bone<br />

lateral to <strong>the</strong> roots of <strong>the</strong> corner <strong>in</strong>cisor teeth. The characteristic changes<br />

<strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> metacarpi were endosteal roughen<strong>in</strong>g, radiolucent l<strong>in</strong>ear stria-<br />

tions <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> cortex, and coarse trabeculation of <strong>the</strong> spongy bone at <strong>the</strong><br />

metaphyseal ends of <strong>the</strong> medullary cavity.<br />

The changes <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> mandibles and maxillae were observed sooner<br />

and progressed at a more rapid rate than those <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> metacarpus.<br />

Although <strong>the</strong> changes noted <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> affected colts were identical, <strong>the</strong><br />

rates of change varied. NSH 2 showed <strong>the</strong> earliest change, NSJ-I 3<br />

next, and <strong>the</strong>n NSI-I 1. The degree of change <strong>in</strong> NSH 1 was less than<br />

that <strong>in</strong> NSH 2 or 3.<br />

It must be noted that <strong>the</strong> changes were <strong>in</strong>sidious and progressive,<br />

so that <strong>the</strong>y did not become strik<strong>in</strong>gly apparent from one month to <strong>the</strong><br />

next. However, when 4 or 5 monthly radiographs were reviewed, <strong>the</strong><br />

changes were obvious.<br />

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