Angiostrongylus vasorum causing meningitis and detection of parasite larvae in the cerebrospinal fluid of a pug dog.
This case report describes the presence of Angiostrongylus vasorum larvae in cerebrospinal fluid in an 11-month-old pug dog and the relative magnetic resonance images compatible with a focal meningitis. Clinical signs were compatible with a cerebellar lesion, and diagnosis was confirmed by parasitological analysis on faecal and endotracheal lavage samples. Treatment with fenbendazole and prednisolone resulted in a complete resolution of the clinical signs in two months time. A vasorum infection should be considered a possible aetiology of intracranial inflammation in dogs.
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Department of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
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D000801:Angiostrongylus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000818:Animals; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000969:Antinematodal Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D001992:Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / Q000469:parasitology; D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid / Q000166:cytology / Q000469:parasitology*; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology*; D004285:Dogs; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D005273:Fenbendazole / Q000008:administration & dosage; D007814:Larva; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000662:veterinary; D008297:Male; D008581:Meningitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000008:administration & dosage; D017206:Strongylida Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D000969:Antinematodal Agents; D005273:Fenbendazole; D011239:Prednisolone