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Angiostrongylus vasorum causing meningitis and detection of parasite larvae in the cerebrospinal fluid of a pug dog
Author(s) -
Negrin A.,
Cherubini G. B.,
Steeves E.
Publication year - 2008
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.1748-5827.2008.00570.x
Subject(s) - medicine , cerebrospinal fluid , parasite hosting , meningitis , pathology , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , surgery , world wide web , computer science
This case report describes the presence of Angiostrongylus vasorum larvae in cerebrospinal fluid in an 11‐month‐old pug dog and the relative magnetic resonance images compatible with a focal meningitis. Clinical signs were compatible with a cerebellar lesion, and diagnosis was confirmed by parasitological analysis on faecal and endotracheal lavage samples. Treatment with fenbendazole and prednisolone resulted in a complete resolution of the clinical signs in two months time. A vasorum infection should be considered a possible aetiology of intracranial inflammation in dogs.