Pyogranulomatous meningoencephalitis due to Actinomyces sp. in a dog

Veterinary Pathology

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 650-652

  Couto, S S ^a   Dickinson, P J ^b   Jang, S ^b   Munson, L ^b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Actinomyces sp.; Cytology; Dogs; Hydrocephalus; Meningoencephalitis; Pyogranulomatous

Indexed keywords

ACTINOMYCES SP.; ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; POSIBACTERIA;

ACTINOMYCES; ACTINOMYCOSIS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; DOG; DOG DISEASE; FATALITY; FEMALE; GRANULOMA; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; MENINX; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOLOGY;

ACTINOMYCES; ACTINOMYCOSIS; ANIMALS; BRAIN; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; GRANULOMA; MENINGES; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS;

EID: 0034328081     PISSN: 03009858     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1354/vp.37-6-650     Document Type: Article

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