Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog brain inflammation caused by migrating Eucoleus boehmi worm eggs
By Clark, A C et al.·Published in The Journal of small animal practice·2013·College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Intracranial migration of Eucoleus (Capillaria) boehmi in a dog.
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Plain-English summary
A 4-year-old spayed female Great Dane was brought in for surgery after a brain tumor was suspected from an MRI. However, during surgery, the vet found that the issue was actually caused by a type of worm egg (Eucoleus boehmi) that had migrated into the dog's brain, leading to severe inflammation. The dog was treated with a deworming medication called fenbendazole for 14 days. After treatment, the dog showed improvement, and the underlying cause of the symptoms was addressed.
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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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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23146113/