Unusual clinical presentation of spirocercosis in a dog

Spirocerca lupi is a common infection in dogs in the tropics, and the clinical disease(spirocercosis) frequently presents with regurgitation of ingested food usually within an hour of ingestion. Clinical diagnosis is often confirmed with thoracic radiographs which reveal eosphageal granulomas, spondylitis and spondylosis of the thoracic vertebrae. In the report we present a case of S. lupi infection characterised by the persistent cough rather than the usual regurgitation. We propose that this is a case of early manifestation when presented with a persistent cough unresponsive to routine treatment.

Some lesions of the spine in immigrants

This paper is based on some radiographic appearances in the spine seen in immigrants to Britain. Most patients were Asian or West Indian. In this account Britain's 'white' population will be referred to as 'Caucasian' (AU)