Brain Abscess in a Japanese Black Calf: Utility of Computed Tomography (CT)

Computed tomography (CT) was used for diagnosis of brain abscess in a 6-month-old, Japanese black calf presented with neurological dysfunction, compulsive circling and vision disturbance. CT images showed asymmetric lateral ventricles, and presence of intra-cranial multiple low absorption lesions su...

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Published inJournal of Veterinary Medical Science Vol. 70; no. 7; pp. 727 - 730
Main Authors EL-KHODERY, Sabry, YAMADA, Kazutaka, AOKI, Daisuke, KAMIO, Kyouhei, KISHIMOTO, Miori, SHIMIZU, Junichiro, KOBAYASHI, Yoshiyasu, ISHII, Mitsuo, INOKUMA, Hisashi, YAMAUCHI, Sen-ichi, MATSUI, Takane
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Japan JAPANESE SOCIETY OF VETERINARY SCIENCE 01.07.2008
Subjects
Animals
bovine
brain abscess
Brain Abscess - diagnosis
Brain Abscess - pathology
Brain Abscess - veterinary
Cattle
Cattle Diseases - diagnosis
Cattle Diseases - pathology
Fatal Outcome
Female
Fusobacterium
Histocytochemistry - veterinary
Tomography, X-Ray Computed - veterinary
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Summary:Computed tomography (CT) was used for diagnosis of brain abscess in a 6-month-old, Japanese black calf presented with neurological dysfunction, compulsive circling and vision disturbance. CT images showed asymmetric lateral ventricles, and presence of intra-cranial multiple low absorption lesions surrounded by capsule suggestive of abscess in the right cerebral hemisphere. Postmortem examination revealed marked swelling of right cerebral hemisphere and olfactory bulb. Multilocular large abscess containing creamy pus was found to occupy most area of periventricular and lateral ventricle. Fusobacterium necrophrum was isolated from the abscess contents as the causative agent. These results demonstrate that CT is useful tool for tentative diagnosis of bovine brain abscess.
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ISSN:0916-7250
1347-7439
DOI:10.1292/jvms.70.727