Magnetic Resonance Imaging Lesions in the Central Nervous System of a Dog with Canine Monocytic Ehrlichiosis Academic Article

abstract

• A ten-year-old neutered male dog was examined for tetraparesis, vestibular dysfunction, ataxia, and vertebral column hyperesthesia of 10 days duration. On magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), there were multifocal, punctate, T2-hyperintense lesions in the brain and cervical spinal cord and intracranial leptomeningeal contrast enhancement. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis revealed a predominantly mononuclear pleocytosis and mildly elevated protein.Ehrlichia caniswas diagnosed by serum immunofluorescent antibody (IFA) testing. The dog improved with administration of doxycycline. This report describes MRI central nervous system findings in a dog with ehrlichiosis.

authors

• Griffin, John
• Levine, Jonathan

published proceedings

• Case Reports in Veterinary Medicine

author list (cited authors)

• Lang, L. G., Griffin, J. F., Levine, J. M., & Breitschwerdt, E. B.

citation count

• 2

complete list of authors

• Lang, Linda G||Griffin, John F||Levine, Jonathan M||Breitschwerdt, Edward B

publication date

• January 2011

publisher

• Hindawi  Publisher

published in

• Case Reports in Veterinary Medicine  Journal

keywords

• Biomedical Imaging
• Brain Disorders
• Neurological
• Neurosciences
• Rare Diseases

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1155/2011/379627

start page

• 1

end page

• 5

volume

• 2011

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/379627