Meningoencephalitis Caused by Halicephalobus gingivalis in a Thoroughbred Gelding

Autor:	Myoung-Heon Lee, Young-Hwa Jean, Moon-Young Rhyoo, Kyung-Hyun Lee, Eunsang Choi, Changsig Kim, Ji-Youl Jung, Jae-Won Byun, You-Chan Bae, Soon-Seek Yoon
Rok vydání:	2014
Předmět:	Neurological signs Pathology medicine.medical_specialty General Veterinary Eosinophilic meningoencephalitis Diagnostic test Horse Meningoencephalitis Biology Histopathological examination biology.organism_classification medicine.disease Halicephalobus gingivalis Parenchyma medicine
Zdroj:	Journal of Veterinary Medical Science. 76:281-284
ISSN:	1347-7439 0916-7250
DOI:	10.1292/jvms.13-0437
Popis:	A 6-year-old Thoroughbred gelding was euthanized after a 2-month period of abnormal neurological signs, such as circling left in his pen and hitting his head and body against the wall. After the horse was euthanized on the farm, a half of the brain and whole blood were submitted for diagnostic tests. Histopathological examination of the brain revealed granulomatous and eosinophilic meningoencephalitis with numerous intralesional nematodes, predominantly affecting the cerebrum. Multifocal malacic foci were scattered in the brain parenchyma. The intralesional parasites were identified as Halicephalobus gingivalis by morphological features and PCR testing. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of meningoencephalitis caused by H. gingivalis in the horse in Korea.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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