Miosíte dos Músculos Mastigatórios em Cão: relato de Caso

Abstract

The Masticatory Muscles Miositis it’s a disease considered rare for many authors and have probale cause, an imunomediate reaction with production of antibodies against especific muscular fibres of masticatory muscles, called 2M, that can presenter about two ways, acute or chronic. This report relat a case of masticatory muscle miositis, in chronicle phase, in a female dog, of German Shepherd breed eight years old, who was consultation in a, surgery of Camobi Veterinary, in Santa Maria – RS. Due the anamnesis and clinical signs presents for the pacient been compatible with the disease, was fulfilled a definitive diagnostic throught of biopsy of left temporal muscle, begining the treatment. The treatment was fulfilled through of corticosteroid terapy with prednisone in imunosupressive dose for a long time, together with a complementary food with vitamin, aminoacid and dextrose, carrying to a satisfatory result, having in view the agravity and cronicity of the case. In spite of satisfatory initiate result, the prognostic it’s reserved, due the high chance to recidive and possible side effect originating of future corticosteroid terapy.