Myasthenia gravis and hypothyroidism in a dog with meningomyelitis. Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • A 12-year-old, spayed female miniature poodle was evaluated because of a 4-day history of paraparesis, dysuria, and tenesmus. Neurological assessment suggested peripheral nervous system dysfunction, predominantly pelvic limb weakness with a possible concurrent sixth lumbar (L(6)) to second sacral (S(2)) myelopathy. Further studies supported the diagnoses of myasthenia gravis, hypothyroidism, and meningomyelitis. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first reported case of concurrent myasthenia gravis and meningomyelitis in the dog. It was unclear whether the identified conditions evolved from a shared etiopathogenesis or were merely coincidental.

published proceedings

  • J Am Anim Hosp Assoc

author list (cited authors)

  • Levine, J. M., Bergman, R. L., Coates, J. R., & Shelton, G. D

citation count

  • 5

complete list of authors

  • Levine, Jonathan M||Bergman, Robert L||Coates, Joan R||Shelton, G Diane

publication date

  • January 2005