Table 8.

Radiographic findings and respiratory signs in five dogs with leptospirosis (interpreted by board‐certified specialist in diagnostic imaging)

Dog number	Time radiographs taken	Respiratory signs	Imaging findings	Leptospiral haemorrhage syndrome
1	On admission	None	Marked diffuse mixed (bronchial, interstitial to alveolar) pulmonary pattern	Suspected, consistent clinical signs 2 days later and died, no necropsy
4	On admission	None	Unremarkable	Suspected, epistaxis, sublingual haematoma, no necropsy
8	On admission	Increased lung sounds and respiratory effort	Unremarkable	Suspected
9	4 days after admission	Increased respiratory effort	Diffuse mild to moderate unstructured increase in pulmonary opacity, more severe in right middle and caudal lung lobes, hazy pulmonary markings and irregular ventral margination of the lung fields, more nodular increased pulmonary opacity caudo‐dorsally	Suspected
14	On admission	None	Unremarkable	No, complete recovery

LPHS, leptospiral haemorrhage syndrome.