TY - JOUR
T1 - Successful treatment of cervical spinal epidural empyema secondary to grass awn migration in a cat
AU - Granger, Nicolas
AU - Hidalgo, Antoine
AU - Leperlier, Dimitri
AU - Gnirs, Kirsten
AU - Thibaud, Jean-Laurent
AU - Delisle, Françoise
AU - Blot, Stéphane
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - Spinal epidural empyema (SEE) represents a severe pyogenic infection of the epidural space. Clinical signs of the disease are non-specific--increased body temperature, intense neck pain, neurological signs of a transverse myelopathy--and can lead to severe and permanent neurological deficits. This report describes the diagnosis and successful surgical treatment of cervical SEE secondary to grass awn migration in a cat. Although it is uncommon, this disease should be suspected in cats with progressive myelopathy. Early diagnosis and emergency surgery combined with antibiotic therapy are required to allow a complete recovery.
AB - Spinal epidural empyema (SEE) represents a severe pyogenic infection of the epidural space. Clinical signs of the disease are non-specific--increased body temperature, intense neck pain, neurological signs of a transverse myelopathy--and can lead to severe and permanent neurological deficits. This report describes the diagnosis and successful surgical treatment of cervical SEE secondary to grass awn migration in a cat. Although it is uncommon, this disease should be suspected in cats with progressive myelopathy. Early diagnosis and emergency surgery combined with antibiotic therapy are required to allow a complete recovery.
U2 - 10.1016/j.jfms.2007.01.004
DO - 10.1016/j.jfms.2007.01.004
M3 - Article (Academic Journal)
C2 - 17449314
SN - 1098-612X
VL - 9
SP - 340
EP - 345
JO - Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery
JF - Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery
IS - 4
ER -