Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Spinal epidural empyema in a cat.
- Journal:
- Journal of feline medicine and surgery
- Year:
- 2010
- Authors:
- Maeta, Noritaka et al.
- Affiliation:
- Department of Comparative Animal Science · Japan
- Species:
- cat
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.
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