Intracerebral migration of Cuterebra larva in a kitten

McKenzie, B.E.; Lyles, D.I.; Clinkscales, J.A.

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 172(2): 173-175

1978


ISSN/ISBN: 0003-1488
PMID: 627516
Document Number: 130182
Verminous encephalitis in a 4-week-old kitten in Alabama was manifested by depression, hysteria and terminal convulsions. Necropsy revealed a second-instar larva of Cuterebra sp. in the right cerebral hemisphere. The main lesions in the brain were those of acute focal haemorrhagic encephalomalacia.

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