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Published on: November 9, 2017
Canine necrotizing encephalitis associated with anti-glomerular basement membrane glomerulonephritis
L Aresu1, A D'Angelo, R Zanatta
1Dipartimento di Patologia Animale, Facoltà di Medicina Veterinaria, Via L. da Vinci 44-10095 Grugliasco, Torino, Italy. luca.aresu@unito.it <luca.aresu@unito.it>
Abstract:
A 2-year-old male West Highland white terrier with a 4-month history of seizures was referred for investigation. Depressed mentation, proprioceptive deficit and decreased menace response were noted at neurological examination. Post-mortem examination of the brain revealed multifocal lesions located principally in the left side of the diencephalon and mesencephalon. The lesions consisted of non-suppurative inflammation and large areas of cavitation. The clinical evaluation and histopathological findings were consistent with a diagnosis of necrotizing meningoencephalitis (NME). Immunofluorescence performed on frozen sections of kidney revealed strong smooth linear labelling of the glomerular basement membrane with anti-IgG serum as well as weaker linear labelling with anti-IgM serum. This histomorphological pattern was consistent with anti-glomerular basement membrane glomerulonephritis. The association of this type of glomerulonephritis with a necrotizing encephalitis would support the hypothesis of an immune-mediated aetiology for NME.
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