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Meningoencephalomyelitis in domestic cats: 3 cases of Pasteurella multocida infection and literature review.
de Cecco, Bianca S; Carossino, Mariano; Del Piero, Fabio; Wakamatsu, Nobuko; Mitchell, Maria S; Fowlkes, Natalie W; Langohr, Ingeborg M.
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  • de Cecco BS; Department of Veterinary Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
  • Carossino M; Louisiana Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA.
  • Del Piero F; Department of Pathobiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA.
  • Wakamatsu N; Louisiana Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA.
  • Mitchell MS; Department of Pathobiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA.
  • Fowlkes NW; Louisiana Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA.
  • Langohr IM; Department of Pathobiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA.
J Vet Diagn Invest ; 33(6): 1156-1162, 2021 Nov.
Article em En | MEDLINE | 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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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Infecções por Pasteurella / Doenças do Gato / Pasteurella multocida / 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
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Infecções por Pasteurella / Doenças do Gato / Pasteurella multocida / 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