SECONDARY HYPOADRENOCORTICISM IN A 4 MONTH OLD IRISH WOLFHOUND

A case of secondary hypoadrenocorticism in a young dog is described. T he clinical diagnosis was confirmed through hormone analysis: low basa l plasma cortisol levels could be stimulated by ACTH to levels within the normal range. The course of the disease was followed over a period of nine months, after which the animal was euthanized. The post morte m histopathological findings reveal underdevelopment of the anterior l obe of the pituitary gland with only one sort of eosinophilic cells, p resence of a pituitary cyst, and advanced adrenocortical atrophy.