Meningoencephalomyelitis in domestic cats: 3 cases of Pasteurella multocida infection and literature review.
J Vet Diagn Invest
; 33(6): 1156-1162, 2021 Nov.
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| ID: mdl-34301172
Neurologic diseases are common in domestic cats, and infectious agents are suspected to be the primary cause in 30-45% of cases. Among infectious etiologies, those of bacterial origin are only sporadically characterized in the literature, with few of these reports correlating gross and histologic findings with confirmatory bacteriologic identification. Here, we describe bacterial meningitis and meningoencephalomyelitis associated with Pasteurella multocida in 3 domestic cats. Purulent exudate expanding the cerebral meninges was grossly evident in 2 of the cases. In all 3 cases, histologic changes included multifocal suppurative-to-necrosuppurative meningitis and/or meningoencephalomyelitis of variable severity. Intralesional colonies of gram-negative, short rod-shaped to coccobacillary bacteria were evident histologically in only 1 case. P. multocida was confirmed by routine bacteriologic culture in all cases. Based on our cases, we hypothesize that the upper respiratory system serves as the main portal of entry for P. multocida, leading to invasion of the central nervous system and possible systemic hematogenous dissemination. A case series of meningoencephalomyelitis associated with P. multocida infection in cats has not been reported previously, to our knowledge. We also review briefly other causes of meningoencephalomyelitis in cats.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Infecções por Pasteurella
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Doenças do Gato
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Pasteurella multocida
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Meningites Bacterianas
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Vet Diagn Invest
Assunto da revista:
MEDICINA VETERINARIA
Ano de publicação:
2021
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil
País de publicação:
Estados Unidos