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Enigmatic Cyst-Forming Sporozoon in the Spinal Cord of a Dog

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A female racing greyhound dog was presented to the clinic at the age of 3 months with a 2 months’ history of irregular hindleg movements and thin hindleg muscles. On examination 1 month later, a squatting standing posture, a week proprio-ceptive positioning reaction, and severe atrophy and pain of the lumbar and thigh muscles, were evident. The dog was sacrificed and necropsied. The adrenals, hindleg muscles, kidneys, myo-cardium, peripheral nerves, spinal cord, thyroid, and tonsils were fixed in 10 % neutral buffered formalin and processed for histo-pathology.

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We thank Dr. L. Sjöland, the National Veterinary Institute, Upp-sala, for making the immunoperoxidase staining.

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  1. Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Section of Parasitology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, P. O. Box 7073, 750 07, Uppsala, Sweden

    M. Hilali, R. Lindberg, T. Waller & B. Wallin

  2. Arsta Small Animal Clinic, Stockholm, Sweden

    M. Hilali, R. Lindberg, T. Waller & B. Wallin

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Hilali, M., Lindberg, R., Waller, T. et al. Enigmatic Cyst-Forming Sporozoon in the Spinal Cord of a Dog. Acta Vet Scand 27, 623–625 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1186/BF03548142

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