title: Brain abscess associated with a penetrating foreign body.
abstract: Oropharyngeal foreign bodies are not infrequently encountered in dogs and are usually associated with dysphagia. In this case an oropharyngeal foreign body resulted in nervous signs as a result of penetration of the cranial cavity and the development of a brain abscess.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000662:veterinary*; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D009339:Needles; D010614:Pharynx