Black thyroid in a dog on long‐term doxycycline therapy
These findings aligned with those reported for the condition black thyroid in humans. At this time, there is no evidence that performing a thyroidectomy is necessary or appropriate for black thyroid. Veterinary surgeons should be aware that dogs on long-term doxycycline therapy may have this discoloration, so unnecessary total thyroidectomy can be prevented in affected animals.
Authors
- Joshua L. Merickel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3711-2562)
- Wanda J. Gordon‐Evans (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1356-8327)
- Sarah Stark (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7032-9993)
- Alexandra R. Armstrong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8498-2843)
Institutions
- University of Minnesota (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Veterinary Surgery
- Published
- 2025-10-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/vsu.70041
- Primary Topic
- Acne and Rosacea Treatments and Effects
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- University of Minnesota