title: Chinaberry tree (Melia azedarach) poisoning in dog: a case report.
abstract: This article describes a case of Chinaberry tree poisoning diagnosed in a dog. The initial clinical signs were variable and included tremors (muscular seizures) and a moderate limp in the dog's back leg, which evolved to a more severe condition in the following hours. Abdominal radiographic evaluation was requested, and abundant small, foreign, radio-dense bodies were detected, which were associated with Chinaberry tree fruits after surgical extraction. Adequate treatment was established, and the patient recovered completely. In addition, we compare clinical and gross postmortem findings in other similar cases reported in the literature. There is a general lack of information of such poisoning in pets.
authors.affiliation: San Francisco de Asís Veterinary Hospital, Caceres, Spain.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ferreiro
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Orozco
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mirón
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Real
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hernández-Moreno
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Soler
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pérez-López
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D031586:Melia azedarach / Q000506:poisoning*; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary; D010939:Plant Poisoning / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D016896:Treatment Outcome