Arrhythmias and elevated troponin I in a dog with steroid-responsive meningitis-arteritis.
A 10-month-old dog was presented with clinical signs of fever, lethargy, inappetence, and cardiac arrhythmias. Computed tomography scan and cerebrospinal fluid analysis supported the diagnosis of steroid-responsive meningitis-arteritis. Echocardiography, electrocardiogram, and elevated serum troponin I supported a diagnosis of myocarditis. The arrhythmias resolved during treatment of the primary neurological disease, and they were considered as secondary to the meningitis.
Snyder
Katherine
K
Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843-4474, USA.
Saunders
Ashley B
AB
Levine
Jonathan M
JM
Clubb
Fred J
FJ
D000818:Animals; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D001167:Arteritis / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D008581:Meningitis / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D011379:Prognosis; D013256:Steroids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D019210:Troponin I / Q000097:blood*
D013256:Steroids; D019210:Troponin I