A persistent hymen resulting in an open cervix but closed pyometra and pyocolpos in a mixed-breed female domestic dog

dc.contributor.authorKruger, Taylor June
dc.contributor.authorKitshoff, Adriaan Mynhardt
dc.contributor.authorSchoeman, Johan P.
dc.contributor.authorHoepner, Sara Nicolene
dc.contributor.authorHanekom, Josef Derek
dc.date.accessioned2025-07-28T10:33:18Z
dc.date.available2025-07-28T10:33:18Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.description.abstractA rescued mixed-breed (Africanis type), entire, female dog, approximately 2 years old, with an unknown history, presented with a prominent perineal swelling between the anus and vulva. Ultrasound identified it as a fluid-filled structure, and an aspirate revealed an exudate consisting of degenerate neutrophils, bacterial cocci and rods. A vaginal exam showed a persistent hymen, while an abdominal ultrasound revealed distended, fluid-filled uterine loops consistent with a pyometra. Under general anaesthesia, an ovariohysterectomy was performed, and the persistent hymen was resected via an episiotomy to allow drainage of the purulent material. The surgery and recovery were without complications. This report describes an unusual presentation of a pyocolpos and ‘closed’ pyometra because of a persistent hymen.
dc.description.departmentCompanion Animal Clinical Studies
dc.description.librarianhj2025
dc.description.sdgSDG-03: Good health and well-being
dc.description.urihttps://wileyonlinelibrary.com/journal/vrc2
dc.identifier.citationKruger, T.J., Kitshoff, A., Schoeman, J.P. et al. 2025, 'A persistent hymen resulting in an open cervix but closed pyometra and pyocolpos in a mixed-breed female domestic dog', Veterinary Record Case Reports, art. e70165, doi : 10.1002/vrc2.70165.
dc.identifier.issn2052-6121 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.1002/vrc2.70165
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/103617
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherWiley
dc.rights© 2025 The Author(s). Veterinary Record Case Reports published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of British Veterinary Association. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.
dc.subjectCase report
dc.subjectPerineal swelling
dc.subjectMixed-breed
dc.subjectFemale
dc.subjectDomestic dog
dc.subjectPyocolpos
dc.subjectClosed pyometra
dc.subjectPersistent hymen
dc.subjectOpen cervix
dc.titleA persistent hymen resulting in an open cervix but closed pyometra and pyocolpos in a mixed-breed female domestic dog
dc.typeArticle

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