title: Canine distemper with spinal cord lesions.
abstract: A case of distemper in a 6-month-old dog is described. The dog was presented with a history of tetraparesis suggestive of trauma. Neurological examination and clinical pathology findings of lymphopenia and pleocytosis suggested a viral cause. Microscopic findings of a nonsuppurative meningoencephalomyelitis with numerous intranuclear inclusions in the cerebellum, brain stem, and all parts of the spinal cord suggested a diagnosis of distemper.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan 66506.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Schoning
authors.forename: C E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Layton
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000473:pathology; D004216:Distemper / Q000473:pathology*; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D011782:Quadriplegia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D014771:Virion / Q000648:ultrastructure