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Bacterial discospondylitis in a cat
Author(s) -
Malik R.,
Latter M.,
Love D. N.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
journal of small animal practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.7
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1748-5827
pISSN - 0022-4510
DOI - 10.1111/j.1748-5827.1990.tb00496.x
Subject(s) - medicine , paraplegia , ataxia , vertebral canal , abscess , pathology , anatomy , focus (optics) , spinal cord , surgery , central nervous system disease , psychiatry , physics , optics
A cat with hindlimb ataxia which progressed to paraplegia was found to have bacterial discospondylitis and a paravertebral abscess at necropsy. The infection had penetrated the vertebral canal. It is postulated that the vertebral infection occurred following haematogenous spread from a pneumonic focus.