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Gemmill, Toby

doi:10.1111/j.1748-5827.2007.00498.x

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“…Em cães várias condições podem conduzir a imunossupressão como cinomose, leishmaniose, doenças endócrinas, e até mesmo gestação, entre outras. (Smith et al 2007, Gemmill 2008. Além disso, em muitas outras enfermidades os protocolos terapêuticos utilizam drogas imunossupressoras como no lúpus, anemia hemolítica autoimune, pênfigo, tumores, e até alguns casos de encefalites (Smith et al 2007, Coates & Jeffery 2014, Nafe et al 2014, Taylor et al 2014.…”

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Estudo epidemiológico e avaliação de fatores de risco da infecção por Toxoplasma gondii e achados clinico-patológicos da infecção aguda em cães admitidos em um Hospital Escola Veterinário

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RESUMO.-Esse trabalho teve como objetivo estudar a prevalência e respectivos fatores de risco para infecção do Toxoplasma gondii em cães provenientes de uma população We aimed to verify the prevalence and risk factors for Toxoplasma gondii infection in dogs addimitted at the hospital. We also assessed the occurrence rates and the clinical and pathological repercussion of the acute infection by T. gondii in these animals. Antibodies were detected in 7% (26/386) of a population of 386 dogs of both genders and different breeds and ages. Only variables, eating offal, rural origin and contact with cattle have significant values of p<0.05. Dogs from rural areas showed higher risk (OD=7.00) of infection than those of urban origin. In 6.5% (25/386) contact titles were detected (between 16 and 256); these titles do not necessarily mean acute infection, but only prior exposure. The recognition of prior infection by T. gondii is vital in those hospital patients. Depending on the cause of admission, although not being toxoplasmosis the responsible, the patient should receive prophylactic anti-parasite treatment or be monitored for further treatment in case of further acute occurrence of the disease by recrudescence of encysted bradyzoites. Only one dog (3:44%, 1/386) was admitted with high titer, what may be suggestive of acute infection (title of 4096). Although the dog with acute infection has shown neurological signs, caution is required not to extrapolate a false interpretation that toxoplasmosis is the main responsible for neurological signs, since numerous other cases included in this study had neurological signs without title of acute infection, even title of prior contact. Acute toxoplasmosis was not a significant clinic disease in this hospital; however differential diagnosis should be made in ill patients, especially those from rural areas, and definitive diagnosis must be reached for the correct therapeutic approach.

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Estudo epidemiológico e avaliação de fatores de risco da infecção por Toxoplasma gondii e achados clinico-patológicos da infecção aguda em cães admitidos em um Hospital Escola Veterinário

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“…Microorganisms enter the epidural space via hematogenous spread (2,4,14,15), direct extension (2,3,(5)(6)(7)(15)(16)(17)(18)(19)(20)(21)(22)(23)(24), iatrogenic inoculation (2,25), or trauma (2,6,15). Suggested pathophysiological mechanisms to explain neuronal damage include ischemia from compression or disruption of vascular supply secondary to septic thrombophlebitis and secondary inflammation of neuroparenchyma itself, in particular in cases where the LS region is affected (e.g., secondary inflammation of the cauda equina) (26).…”

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Multicenter Study of Clinical Presentation, Treatment, and Outcome in 41 Dogs With Spinal Epidural Empyema

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Beltrán

et al. 2022

Front. Vet. Sci.

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There is limited information on canine spinal epidural empyema (SEE). The aim of this multicenter retrospective study is to describe the clinical presentation and outcome of dogs undergoing spinal surgery or conservative management for SEE. Forty-one dogs met the inclusion criteria; the SEE was treated surgically in 17 dogs and conservatively in 24 dogs. Two dogs underwent spinal surgery after failure of conservative management, meaning that 19 dogs in total had spinal surgery. Long-term (i.e., >6 months) follow-up was available in 35 dogs (19 conservatively treated and 16 surgically treated dogs). Recovery to a functional pet status was achieved in 15/19 (78.9%) conservatively treated and 12/16 (75%) surgically treated dogs. There was no significant difference (p = 1.000) in long-term outcome between conservatively and surgically treated dogs (78.9 and 75%, respectively). However, significantly more surgically treated dogs were non-ambulatory at presentation (9/17 vs. 5/24, p = 0.048) compared with conservatively treated dogs. This study suggests that conservative treatment may be appropriate for dogs with SEE that are ambulatory at presentation and that surgically treated dogs generally have good outcomes. Age may be a negative prognostic indicator as dogs with poor long-term outcomes were significantly older than dogs with a good long-term outcome (p = 0.048). A larger prospective randomized study may provide further insight on treatment and outcome of SEE in dogs.

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“…19 Other bacterial isolates previously identified include Staphylococcus spp., Pasteurella spp., Actinomyces spp., Nocardia spp., Peptostreptococcus spp., Fusobacterium spp., and Bacteroides spp. 19 Myelography, 11,16 computed tomography, 13,16 and MRI 8,13 findings have been previously reported for CNS infections, but MRI is the diagnostic method of choice in humans and animals. 8,13,16 Previously reported MRI findings for epidural infections in dogs include T2W hyperintensity, T1W hypointensity, and peripheral or diffuse enhancement of the lesion on T1W postcontrast images.…”

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Long-term survival in a dog with meningoencephalitis and epidural abscessation due toActinomycesspecies

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A 2-year-old, female spayed Golden Retriever dog was presented to The Ohio State University Veterinary Medical Center for evaluation of ataxia, cervical pain, 1 episode of acute collapse, dull mentation, and inappetence. Physical examination revealed an elevated temperature of 39.7°C and severe cervical pain. Blood work revealed a mature neutrophilia. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis revealed nondegenerative neutrophilic pleocytosis with no infectious agents. A presumptive diagnosis of steroid-responsive meningitis-arteritis was made, and corticosteroid therapy was started. The patient improved initially but experienced a vestibular episode characterized by falling and vertical nystagmus. A magnetic resonance imaging of the brain revealed an epidural abscess in the cervical vertebral canal and diffuse meningeal enhancement in the brain and cranial cervical spine. Abscess drainage revealed degenerate neutrophils and several filamentous, branching organisms. Culture of the initial CSF using an enrichment broth revealed growth of a Gram-positive organism 5 days after fluid collection. The isolate was identified by partial 16S ribosomal DNA sequencing as Actinomyces spp. The patient was successfully treated with long-term antibiotics. Our study reports the long-term survival after medical treatment of bacterial meningoencephalitis and epidural abscessation due to Actinomyces sp. infection in a dog. Bacterial meningoencephalitis should be included as a differential diagnosis in patients with cervical pain and fever, even when a nondegenerative neutrophilic pleocytosis is found on CSF analysis. Culture of the CSF with use of an enrichment broth should be considered in all cases of neutrophilic pleocytosis to rule out infections of the central nervous system.

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Estudo epidemiológico e avaliação de fatores de risco da infecção por Toxoplasma gondii e achados clinico-patológicos da infecção aguda em cães admitidos em um Hospital Escola Veterinário

Estudo epidemiológico e avaliação de fatores de risco da infecção por Toxoplasma gondii e achados clinico-patológicos da infecção aguda em cães admitidos em um Hospital Escola Veterinário

Multicenter Study of Clinical Presentation, Treatment, and Outcome in 41 Dogs With Spinal Epidural Empyema

Long-term survival in a dog with meningoencephalitis and epidural abscessation due toActinomycesspecies

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