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Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association 42:238-242 (2006)
© 2006 American Animal Hospital Association

Case Report

Survival of a Suspected Case of Central Nervous System Cuterebrosis in a Dog: Clinical and Magnetic Resonance Imaging Findings

Lisa M. Tieber, DVM, MS, Todd W. Axlund, DVM, MS, Diplomate ACVIM (Neurology), Stephen T. Simpson, DVM, MS, Diplomate ACVIM (Neurology) and John T. Hathcock, DVM, MS, Diplomate ACVR

From the Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama 36830.

A 3-year-old, spayed female rat terrier was evaluated for acute onset of stupor, disorientation, and tetraparesis. Clinical signs progressed over 3 weeks to eventual right-sided hemiparesis and circling to the left. A Cuterebra spp. larva was discovered in the vomitus of the dog 2 weeks after the onset of clinical signs. Cerebrospinal fluid analysis showed chronic inflammation, and magnetic resonance imaging supported a diagnosis of a parasitic tract through the left cerebral hemisphere. Medical management included a tapering anti-inflammatory dose of prednisone. Clinical signs improved slowly over time. This is the first description of a presumptive antemortem diagnosis of canine cuterebrosis in the central nervous system.






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