Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association · 1990 · 41 citations · 0 references
Veterinary MedicineInfectious DiseasesVeterinary PathologyImmunology Of Infectious DiseasesImmunopathologyVeterinary Parasitic DiseasesAnimal Infectious DiseasesNeurological Parasitic DiseasesParasitic DiseasesParasitic InfectionsParasitic PathologySpinal Cord InfectionsAcquired Immunodeficiency SyndromeElectron Microscopy DiagnosisImmunopathology Of ToxoplasmosisToxoplasmosis PathogenesisToxoplasmosis Pathology
Severe necrotizing myelitis secondary to localization and reactivation of Toxoplasma gondii within the spinal cord of a domestic shorthair cat was diagnosed by use of light and electron microscopy and immunohistochemistry. The cat also was infected with feline immunodeficiency virus. This case may have useful comparative features to T gondii infections in human patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.