A two-year-old, intact female Scottish Terrier presented with one-and-a-half-year history of\nerosive and ulcerative lesions affecting the nasal planum. Clinical appearance, history, histopathology,\nand response to therapy were suggestive of a rare vasculopathy of the nasal planum that has been\npreviously described in Scottish Terrier dogs. In previously published reports, medical treatments of\nthe disease had failed, leading to euthanasia of five dogs, while a short-term follow-up was available\nfor one case that was controlled with prednisolone and ciclosporin. The dog reported herein was\nsuccessfully treated with medical therapy consisting initially of a combination of ciclosporin and\nprednisolone and endonasal stents applied over the first six months. Stents were inserted in order\nto prevent abnormal scarring and nostril stenosis. More than one and a half years after diagnosis,\nthe dog is still being administered ciclosporin once daily, breathes normally, and has an optimal\nquality of life.
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