Magnetic Resonance Imaging Lesions in the Central Nervous System of a Dog with Canine Monocytic Ehrlichiosis
A ten-year-old neutered male dog was examined for tetraparesis, vestibular dysfunction, ataxia, and vertebral column hyperesthesia of 10 days duration. On magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), there were multifocal, punctate, T2-hyperintense lesions in the brain and cervical spinal cord and intracranial...
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| description | A ten-year-old neutered male dog was examined for tetraparesis, vestibular dysfunction, ataxia,
and vertebral column hyperesthesia of 10 days duration. On magnetic resonance imaging (MRI),
there were multifocal, punctate, T2-hyperintense lesions in the brain and cervical spinal cord and
intracranial leptomeningeal contrast enhancement. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis revealed a
predominantly mononuclear pleocytosis and mildly elevated protein. Ehrlichia canis was
diagnosed by serum immunofluorescent antibody (IFA) testing. The dog improved with
administration of doxycycline. This report describes MRI central nervous system findings in a dog
with ehrlichiosis. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-1e0af3f7c153478f961b7806c5577f482025-02-03T01:26:06ZengWileyCase Reports in Veterinary Medicine2090-70012090-701X2011-01-01201110.1155/2011/379627379627Magnetic Resonance Imaging Lesions in the Central Nervous System of a Dog with Canine Monocytic EhrlichiosisLinda G. Lang0John F. Griffin1Jonathan M. Levine2Edward B. Breitschwerdt3Texas Gulf Coast Veterinary Specialists, Department of Diagnostic Imaging, 1111 West Loop South, Houston, TX 77027, USADepartment of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-4475, USADepartment of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-4474, USADepartment of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27606, USAA ten-year-old neutered male dog was examined for tetraparesis, vestibular dysfunction, ataxia, and vertebral column hyperesthesia of 10 days duration. On magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), there were multifocal, punctate, T2-hyperintense lesions in the brain and cervical spinal cord and intracranial leptomeningeal contrast enhancement. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis revealed a predominantly mononuclear pleocytosis and mildly elevated protein. Ehrlichia canis was diagnosed by serum immunofluorescent antibody (IFA) testing. The dog improved with administration of doxycycline. This report describes MRI central nervous system findings in a dog with ehrlichiosis.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/379627 |
| spellingShingle | Linda G. Lang John F. Griffin Jonathan M. Levine Edward B. Breitschwerdt Magnetic Resonance Imaging Lesions in the Central Nervous System of a Dog with Canine Monocytic Ehrlichiosis Case Reports in Veterinary Medicine |
| title | Magnetic Resonance Imaging Lesions in the Central Nervous System of a Dog with Canine Monocytic Ehrlichiosis |
| title_full | Magnetic Resonance Imaging Lesions in the Central Nervous System of a Dog with Canine Monocytic Ehrlichiosis |
| title_fullStr | Magnetic Resonance Imaging Lesions in the Central Nervous System of a Dog with Canine Monocytic Ehrlichiosis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Magnetic Resonance Imaging Lesions in the Central Nervous System of a Dog with Canine Monocytic Ehrlichiosis |
| title_short | Magnetic Resonance Imaging Lesions in the Central Nervous System of a Dog with Canine Monocytic Ehrlichiosis |
| title_sort | magnetic resonance imaging lesions in the central nervous system of a dog with canine monocytic ehrlichiosis |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/379627 |
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