Magnetic Resonance Imaging Lesions in the Central Nervous System of a Dog with Canine Monocytic Ehrlichiosis | Zendy

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Magnetic Resonance Imaging Lesions in the Central Nervous System of a Dog with Canine Monocytic Ehrlichiosis

Author(s) -

Linda Lang,

John F. Griffin,

Jonathan M. Levine,

Edward B. Breitschwerdt

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

case reports in veterinary medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.167

H-Index - 4

eISSN - 2090-701X

pISSN - 2090-7001

DOI - 10.1155/2011/379627

Subject(s) - medicine , pathology , pleocytosis , magnetic resonance imaging , central nervous system , cerebrospinal fluid , ehrlichia canis , tetraparesis , ataxia , antibody , radiology , serology , immunology , psychiatry

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 andintracranial leptomeningeal contrast enhancement. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis revealed apredominantly mononuclear pleocytosis and mildly elevated protein. Ehrlichia canis wasdiagnosed by serum immunofluorescent antibody (IFA) testing. The dog improved withadministration of doxycycline. This report describes MRI central nervous system findings in a dogwith ehrlichiosis

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