Brain abscess in a Japanese Black calf: Utility of computed tomography (CT)
2008
El-Khodery, S.(Obihiro Univ. of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido (Japan)) | Yamada, K. | Aoki, D. | Kamio, K. | Kishimoto, M. | Shimizu, J. | Kobayashi, Y. | Ishii, M. | Inokuma, H. | Yamauchi, S. | Matsui, T.
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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