Intracerebral migration of Cuterebra larva in a kitten.
Verminous encephalitis in a 4-week-old kitten was manifested by depression, hysteria, and terminal convulsions. Necropsy revealed a second instar of Cutebra sp in the right cerebral hemisphere. The main lesions in the brain were those of acute focal hemorrhagic encephalomalacia.
D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000662:veterinary*; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D002415:Cats; D004175:Diptera; D005260:Female; D010272:Parasitic Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D010273:Parasitic Diseases, Animal