Open AccessSuspected post-vaccinal acute polyradiculoneuritis in a puppy : short communication
Author(s) -
Ronette Gehring,
B. Eggars
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
journal of the south african veterinary association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.535
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 2224-9435
pISSN - 1019-9128
DOI - 10.4102/jsava.v72i2.626
Subject(s) - puppy , weakness , medicine , vaccination , polyradiculoneuropathy , german , guillain barre syndrome , pediatrics , virology , surgery , biology , history , ecology , archaeology
A 4-month-old German shepherd puppy developed hindquarter weakness after vaccination with a multivalent vaccine. This is suggestive of post-vaccinal polyradiculoneuritis. To date, only 1 similar case has been reported, which may be due to the under-reporting of suspected adverse drug reactions
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