Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Imaging diagnosis--meningoencephalitis secondary to suppurative rhinitis and meningoencephalocele infection in a dog.
- Journal:
- Veterinary radiology & ultrasound : the official journal of the American College of Veterinary Radiology and the International Veterinary Radiology Association
- Year:
- 2014
- Authors:
- Rosenblatt, Alana J et al.
- Affiliation:
- Department of Clinical Sciences · United States
- Species:
- dog
Plain-English summary
This report talks about an older dog that had a serious condition involving the brain and nasal area, which caused worsened seizures. The dog also had a long-standing facial deformity and was diagnosed with an infection in the brain and nasal passages. The study looked at various imaging tests and a necropsy (an examination after death) to understand the situation better. It suggests that early injuries might play a role in developing these types of conditions. Unfortunately, the outcome of the treatment is not specified in the abstract.
Abstract
Nasal encephaloceles (meningoceles or meningoencephaloceles) are rare and not reported to be infected or coupled with a facial deformity in dogs. This report describes an older dog with acute worsening of seizures due to suppurative meningoencephalitis with coexisting suppurative rhinitis and infection of a meningoencephalocele. Additionally, the dog had a facial deformity for at least 5 years. The results of necropsy, computed tomography, and postmortem magnetic resonance imaging are compared. The development of nasal encephaloceles is discussed, including the potential role of early trauma, and whether separation of neural ectoderm from the surface ectoderm is part of the pathogenesis.
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