Long-term immunosuppressive therapy with cyclosporine plus prednisolone for necrotizing meningoencephalitis in a Pekingese dog.
A 4-year-old intact female Pekingese dog was presented with ataxia and seizure episodes. Based on magnetic resonance imaging and cerebrospinal fluid analysis results, meningoencephalitis of unknown etiology was suspected. The present case survived for 1,096 days under cyclosporine plus prednisolone therapy and was definitively diagnosed with necrotizing meningoencephalitis. This report describes the clinical findings, serial magnetic resonance imaging characteristics and pathologic features of a necrotizing meningoencephalitis and long-term survival after cyclosporine with prednisolone therapy.
Research Institute of Life Sciences, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 660-701, South Korea.
Dong-In
DI
Jung
Ju-Won
JW
Kim
Hee-Myung
HM
Park
D000818:Animals; D016572:Cyclosporine / Q000276:immunology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D006652:Histological Techniques / Q000662:veterinary; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000276:immunology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000662:veterinary; D008590:Meningoencephalitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000276:immunology / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D016572:Cyclosporine; D011239:Prednisolone