Spinal epidural empyema in a cat

Noritaka Maeta; Teppei Kanda; Takanori Sasaki; Takehito Morita; Toshinori Furukawa

doi:10.1016/j.jfms.2010.01.015

Spinal epidural empyema in a cat

J Feline Med Surg. 2010 Jun;12(6):494-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jfms.2010.01.015. Epub 2010 Mar 11.

Authors

Noritaka Maeta¹, Teppei Kanda, Takanori Sasaki, Takehito Morita, Toshinori Furukawa

Affiliation

¹ Department of Comparative Animal Science, College of Life Science, Kurashiki University of Science and The Arts, 2640 Nishinoura, Tsurajima-cho, Kurashiki, Okayama 712-8505, Japan. v-maeta@sci.kusa.ac.jp

PMID: 20226705
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfms.2010.01.015

Abstract

The diagnosis and surgical treatment of spinal epidural empyema (SEE) in a 2-year-old neutered male domestic shorthaired cat is described. SEE was diagnosed by computed tomographic myelography (CT myelography) and surgical exploration. The lesion was missed on both non-enhanced CT and conventional myelography. SEE should be considered in the differential diagnosis of progressive myelopathy in cats, and CT myelography should be undertaken when magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) cannot be performed.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Animals
Cat Diseases / diagnosis*
Cat Diseases / surgery
Cats
Diagnosis, Differential
Empyema / diagnosis
Empyema / surgery
Empyema / veterinary*
Epidural Abscess / diagnosis
Epidural Abscess / surgery
Epidural Abscess / veterinary*
Male
Myelography / veterinary
Spinal Cord* / diagnostic imaging
Tomography, X-Ray Computed / veterinary
Treatment Outcome