Clinical signs, diagnostic imaging and histopathology in a dog with granulomatous meningoencephalitis manifested as a polyneuropathy
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An 11-year-old, female, neutered labrador retriever with a history of chronic and progressive right hindlimb lameness facial asymmetry was referred for brain lumbosacral magnetic resonance imaging cerebrospinal fluid analysis. Multifocal non-enhancing T2-weighted images hyperintense lesions were observed in the caudate nuclei medulla oblongata. The oculomotor nerve markedly enlarged showed marked enhancement on T1-weighted after contrast injection, there diffuse enlargement sciatic femoral nerves hindlimb. Cerebrospinal analysis mixed pleocytosis. Histopathology revealed granulomatous inflammation affecting brain, pelvic limb nerves, consistent diagnosis meningoencephalomyelitis.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Veterinary Record Case Reports
سال: 2022
ISSN: ['2052-6121']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/vrc2.324