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Intracerebral haemorrhage in a dog with steroid‐responsive meningitis arteritis
Author(s) -
Brocal Josep,
José López Roberto,
Hammond Gawain,
GutierrezQuintana Rodrigo
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
veterinary record case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.165
H-Index - 4
ISSN - 2052-6121
DOI - 10.1136/vetreccr-2017-000436
Subject(s) - medicine , lethargy , pleocytosis , arteritis , meningitis , cerebrospinal fluid , prednisolone , pathology , surgery
A one‐year and six‐month‐old female neutered Boxer dog was presented with a four‐day history of pyrexia, lethargy and neck pain. An intracerebral haemorrhage and a mediastinal mass were identified. Cerebrospinal fluid analysis revealed severe neutrophilic pleocytosis, and steroid‐responsive meningitis arteritis (SRMA) was suspected. A significant improvement was observed with immunosuppressive steroid therapy and subsequent imaging revealed a reduction in size of the intracerebral haemorrhage and disappearance of the mediastinal mass. SRMA is a systemic disease with potential involvement of multiple organs. Intracerebral haemorrhage can occur secondary to SRMA and can have a successful outcome.