MENINGOENCEPHALITIS WITH SECONDARY OBSTRUCTIVE HYDROCEPHALUS CAUSED BY PROBABLECOCCIDIOIDESSPECIES IN A BUFF-CHEEKED GIBBON (NOMASCUS GABRIELLAE)
| Autor: | Alexandra Goe, Gary West, Jason Evans, Julie Swenson |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Pathology Hylobatidae Biology Gastroenterology Serology Meningoencephalitis Internal medicine Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain medicine Animals Coccidioides Intracranial pressure Coccidioidomycosis General Veterinary medicine.diagnostic_test General Medicine medicine.disease biology.organism_classification Hydrocephalus Nomascus Prednisolone Animal Science and Zoology medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine. 44:781-785 |
| ISSN: | 1937-2825 1042-7260 |
| Popis: | An 8-yr-old male buff-cheeked gibbon (Nomascus gabriellae) acutely developed abnormal behavior, decreased appetite, and dull mentation. Mild generalized muscle wasting and weight loss were the only other abnormalities noted on examination. Routine immunodiffusion serology for Coccidioides spp. were IgG and IgM positive. Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain was suggestive of an infectious meningoencephalitis with secondary obstructive hydrocephalus. A ventriculoperitoneal shunt was placed in standard fashion to reduce the imminent risk of mortality from increased intracranial pressure. Postoperative treatment included oral fluconazole, a tapered course of prednisolone, and physical therapy. Clinical signs improved steadily and the gibbon was fit to return to exhibit 8 wk post-shunt placement. This case of coccidioidomycosis demonstrates the complications that can occur with dissemination to the central nervous system and its management. It is the first published report describing the use of ventriculoperitoneal shunt placement in this species. |
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