Presumptive meningoencephalitis secondary to extension of otitis media/interna caused by Streptococcus equi subspecies zooepidemicus in a cat | Zendy

Paula MartinVaquero | Zendy; Ronaldo C. da Costa | Zendy; Joshua B. Daniels | Zendy

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Presumptive meningoencephalitis secondary to extension of otitis media/interna caused by Streptococcus equi subspecies zooepidemicus in a cat

Author(s) -

Paula MartinVaquero,

Ronaldo C. da Costa,

Joshua B. Daniels

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

journal of feline medicine and surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.837

H-Index - 61

eISSN - 1532-2750

pISSN - 1098-612X

DOI - 10.1016/j.jfms.2011.04.002

Subject(s) - otitis , medicine , cerebrospinal fluid , meningoencephalitis , pleocytosis , pathology , anatomy , surgery

A 5-year-old castrated male domestic longhair cat was presented with neurological signs consistent with a central vestibular lesion and left Horner's syndrome. Computed tomography images revealed hyperattenuating, moderately contrast-enhancing material within the left tympanic bulla, most consistent with left otitis media/interna. Marked neutrophilic pleocytosis was identified on cerebrospinal fluid analysis. Streptococcus equi subspecies zooepidemicus (SEZ) was isolated from the cerebrospinal fluid. Intracranial extension of otitis media/interna is relatively infrequent in small animals. There are no reports of otitis media/interna caused by SEZ in dogs or cats. This is the first report of otitis media/interna and presumptive secondary meningoencephalitis caused by SEZ in a cat.

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