Arrhythmias and elevated troponin I in a dog with steroid-responsive meningitis-arteritis.

Abstract

A 10-month-old dog was presented with clinical signs of fever, lethargy, inappetence, and cardiac arrhythmias. Computed tomography scan and cerebrospinal fluid analysis supported the diagnosis of steroid-responsive meningitis-arteritis. Echocardiography, electrocardiogram, and elevated serum troponin I supported a diagnosis of myocarditis. The arrhythmias resolved during treatment of the primary neurological disease, and they were considered as secondary to the meningitis.

• Authors: Katherine Snyder, Ashley B Saunders, Jonathan M Levine, Fred J Clubb
• Journal: Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association (J Am Anim Hosp Assoc) 2010 Jan-Feb Vol. 46 Issue 1 Pg. 61-5 ISSN: 1547-3317 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 20045839 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Steroids
• Troponin I

Topics

• Animals
• Arrhythmias, Cardiac (blood, diagnosis, veterinary)
• Arteritis (blood, diagnosis, drug therapy, veterinary)
• Dog Diseases (blood, diagnosis)
• Dogs
• Female
• Meningitis (blood, diagnosis, drug therapy, veterinary)
• Prognosis
• Steroids (therapeutic use)
• Treatment Outcome
• Troponin I (blood)