Fibrinous pericarditis secondary to bacterial infection in acat

The Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Noriyuki HORIUCHI¹  Kenji KOYAMA¹  Yoshiyasu KOBAYASHI¹  Keiko KAWAMOTO²  Genya SHIMBO³  Michihito TAGAWA³  Hiroshi OMURA³  Kazuro MIYAHARA³  Chihiro KURASHIMA³ 

[1] Department of Basic Veterinary Science, ObihiroUniversity of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Obihiro, Hokkaido 080-8555,Japan;Diagnostic Center for Animal Health and Food Safety,Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Obihiro, Hokkaido 080-8555,Japan;Veterinary Medical Center, Obihiro University ofAgriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Obihiro, Hokkaido 080-8555,Japan

关键词: cardiomegaly;    cat;    fibrinous pericarditis;    Moraxella osloensis;   

DOI  :  10.1292/jvms.17-0051

学科分类：兽医学

来源: Japanese Society of Veterinary Science

【 摘 要 】

A three-year-old spayed domestic short-haired cat presented for evaluation of weightloss, cardiomegaly and pleural effusion. Echocardiographic examination demonstrated athickened pericardium with mild pericardial effusion and a large volume of pleuraleffusion characterized by exudate. Although the cat was treated with antibiotics, theclinical symptoms did not improve. The cat developed dyspnea and died on day 7. Necropsyrevealed a large amount of modified transudates ascites, pleural effusion and markedlydilated pericardium. Histopathological examination revealed severe exudation of fibrin andgranulation tissue in a thick layer of the epicardium. The cat was diagnosed withfibrinous pericarditis secondary to bacterial infection.

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