Intracranial migration of Eucoleus (Capillaria) boehmi in a dog.
J Small Anim Pract
; 54(2): 99-103, 2013 Feb.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-23146113
ABSTRACT
A 4-year-old, spayed-female great Dane was referred for surgical treatment of a suspected meningioma, diagnosed on magnetic resonance imaging 10 days prior to presentation. The suspected meningioma was removed via image-guided stereotactic craniotomy. Histopathological diagnosis was severe, locally extensive, chronic meningoencephalitis with an intralesional nematode egg. The egg was morphologically consistent with Eucoleus boehmi, and aberrant migration into the cranial cavity was the presumed cause of this lesion. Three faecal samples were collected and revealed 4+ E. boehmi eggs. Treatment involved 110 mg/kg fenbendazole (Panacur, Intervet) orally twice daily for 14 days. Nematodes including E. boehmi are a previously un-recognised source of intracranial disease in dogs, and should be considered as a differential for mass-like lesions visualised by magnetic resonance imaging.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Foreign-Body Migration
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Dog Diseases
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Nematode Infections
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
Limits:
Animals
Language:
En
Journal:
J Small Anim Pract
Year:
2013
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States