Septic pericarditis caused by a migrating grass awn in a cat

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Denroche ◽  
P.R. Fox ◽  
J. Prittie ◽  
K. Crecraft
Keyword(s):  
Grass Awn

scholarly journals Acute Pancreatitis Associated With Peritoneal Migration of Grass Awn in Two Dogs

2017 ◽  
Vol 67 (4) ◽  
pp. 587-592 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simonetta Citi ◽  
Tommaso Mannucci ◽  
Francesca Pedala’ ◽  
Iacopo Vannozzi ◽  
Massimo Vignoli
Keyword(s):  
Acute Pancreatitis ◽  
Foreign Body ◽  
Clinical Signs ◽  
Blood Analysis ◽  
Full Resolution ◽  
History Of ◽  
Right Lobe ◽  
One Year ◽  
Grass Awn

AbstractA 12 year old male Fox Terrier (case 1) and a one year old female Poodle (case 2) were presented with a history of dysorexia and vomiting, and case 2 also with distress associated with eating. Both dogs were diagnosed with acute pancreatitis based on clinical signs, blood analysis and ultrasonography which revealed the presence of a vegetable foreign body in the proximity of the pancreatic right lobe. Laparatomy enabled the gramineae awns to be removed which led to full resolution of clinical signs. We believe that these are the first reported cases of acute pancreatitis due to grass awns.

Atlantoaxial epidural abscess secondary to grass awn migration in a dog

2014 ◽  
Vol 27 (02) ◽  
pp. 155-158 ◽  
Author(s):  
U. Geissbühler ◽  
P. Karli ◽  
F. Forterre ◽  
E. Linon
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Resonance Imaging ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Epidural Abscess ◽  
Cervical Vertebrae ◽  
Clinical Signs ◽  
Resonance Imaging ◽  
Mri Findings ◽  
History Of ◽  
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Mri ◽  
Grass Awn

SummaryA two-year-old female Lucerne Hound was presented with a one-week history of signs of progressive neck pain, inappetence, apathy, and an elevated rectal temperature. Findings of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) were consistent with a foreign body abscess in the epidural space at the level of the first and second cervical vertebrae. A leftsided dorso-lateral atlantoaxial approach was performed, revealing an epidural abscess containing a grass awn. The clinical signs resolved within three days of surgery and the dog made a full recovery. This case report shows that grass awns can migrate to the atlantoaxial region in dogs and MRI findings lead to a suspicion of caudo-cranial migration within the spinal canal.

IMAGING DIAGNOSIS-MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING OF AN ORGANIZING ABSCESS SECONDARY TO A RETROBULBAR GRASS AWN

2009 ◽  
Vol 50 (6) ◽  
pp. 646-648 ◽  
Author(s):  
LAURA HOYT ◽  
MARC GREENBERG ◽  
CATRIONA MACPHAIL ◽  
BUNITA EICHELBERGER ◽  
ANGELA MAROLF ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Resonance Imaging ◽  
Magnetic Resonance ◽  
Resonance Imaging ◽  
Imaging Diagnosis ◽  
Grass Awn

Retroperitoneal Abscess Associated With a Migrating Grass Awn in a Cat: Treatment With Omentalization and Grass Awn Removal

2018 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 97-99
Author(s):  
Hariklia Mastora, DVM ◽  
Lysimachos G. Papazoglou ◽  
Michail Patsikas ◽  
Glykeria Kirmanidou ◽  
Athanasios Donas
Keyword(s):  
Retroperitoneal Abscess ◽  
Grass Awn

scholarly journals Prostatic Localization of a Migrating Grass Awn Foreign Body in a Dog

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 192
Author(s):  
Maria Chiara Marchesi ◽  
Giulia Moretti ◽  
Giovanni Angeli ◽  
Francesco Birettoni ◽  
Francesco Porciello ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Complete Resolution ◽  
Clinical Presentation ◽  
Clinical Signs ◽  
Normal Activity ◽  
Imaging Findings ◽  
Mixed Breed ◽  
Ultrasonographic Guidance ◽  
The Right ◽  
First Time ◽  
Grass Awn

A 13-year-old male mixed-breed dog was examined because of hematuria and pyrexia. Ultrasonographic examination of the genitourinary tract showed the presence of a migrating grass awn in the right prostatic lobe. Laparotomy allowed, under ultrasonographic guidance, to remove entirely the migrating grass awn from the prostatic parenchyma. The recovery was uneventful and four months after the surgery the owner reported that the dog showed the complete resolution of the clinical signs and full return to normal activity. To our knowledge, this case report describes for the first time the clinical presentation, imaging findings, management and outcome for a dog with prostatic localization of a migrating grass awn.

Treatment of intrathoracic grass awn migration with video-assisted thoracic surgery in two dogs

2016 ◽  
Vol 249 (2) ◽  
pp. 214-220 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shelly Shamir ◽  
Philipp D. Mayhew ◽  
Allison Zwingenberger ◽  
Lynelle R. Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Thoracic Surgery ◽  
Video Assisted Thoracic Surgery ◽  
Video Assisted ◽  
Grass Awn

Ulcerative glossitis and gingivitis associated with foxtail grass awn irritation in two horses

2012 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 182-186 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. J. Johnson ◽  
A. M. LaCarrubba ◽  
N. T. Messer ◽  
S. E. Turnquist
Keyword(s):  
Grass Awn

scholarly journals Hypertrophic osteopathy associated with a bronchial foreign body (grass awn) in a dog: a case report

2012 ◽  
Vol 57 (No. 11) ◽  
pp. 618-621 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Palumbo Piccionello ◽  
F. Dini ◽  
AM Tambella ◽  
M. Cerquetella ◽  
C. Vullo
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Body ◽  
Bone Lesion ◽  
Clinical Signs ◽  
Bone Apposition ◽  
Foreign Body Removal ◽  
Clinically Normal ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Right ◽  
Grass Awn

A five-year-old dog was referred with a five-month history of lethargy, decreased appetite, cough and intermittent forelimb lameness. Radiographs revealed an intra-thoracic lesion and a marked periosteal bone apposition of the second digit on the left forelimb. As it was palisading and circumferential, the latter appeared typical of hypertrophic osteopathy (HO). A grass awn in a sub-lobar ramification of the right caudal bronchus was identified and removed by bronchoscopy. At three months follow-up, the digit appeared clinically normal. On radiographs the periosteal bone reaction had decreased, indicative of resolving hypertrophic osteopathy. Thoracic radiographs showed no abnormalities five months after foreign body removal and the bone lesion on the digit had disappeared. Successful treatment of the pulmonary foreign body abscess led to spontaneous regression of HO and eventually to complete resolution of clinical signs. To the authors’ knowledge, this is the first reported case of HO secondary to a bronchial-pulmonary grass an abscess.

scholarly journals Bacterial Meningoencephalitis and Ventriculitis Due to Migrating Plant Foreign Bodies in Three Dogs

2005 ◽  
Vol 42 (6) ◽  
pp. 840-844 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. M. Dennis ◽  
L. K. Pearce ◽  
R. W. Norrdin ◽  
E. J. Ehrhart
Keyword(s):  
Brain Tissue ◽  
Lateral Ventricle ◽  
Plant Material ◽  
Foreign Bodies ◽  
Occipital Cortex ◽  
Foreign Material ◽  
The Third ◽  
Aerobic Culture ◽  
The Right ◽  
Grass Awn

Regional suppurative meningoencephalitis and ventriculitis of variable chronicity was diagnosed in three young dogs residing in Colorado. Grass awns were grossly identified in the right occipital cortex of one dog and in the right lateral ventricle of another. Intralesional plant material was microscopically evident in the dura mater overlying the right occipital cortex of the third dog. One grass awn was identified as a floret of Hordeum jabatum. In each case, aerobic culture of brain tissue identified multiple isolates of bacteria. The dogs presented with clinically variable, rapidly progressive neurologic dysfunction, including tetraplegia, depressed mentation, and episodic extensor rigidity, ataxia, circling, stupor, vocalization, and head-pressing. Encephalitis due to bacteria introduced from migrating plant foreign material is a potential sequela of intranasal, periocular, or pharyngeal foreign bodies.

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