Proliferative and necrotizing otitis externa in a kitten: successfultreatment with intralesional and topical corticosteroid therapy

The Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Masaaki KATAYAMA¹  Jun SASAKI²  Mitsutaka IKEZAWA²  Kenji TANI³  Toshinori SAKO⁴  Eri ONOZAWA⁴  Masahiro MIYABE⁴  Junya YASUDA⁴  Daigo AZAKAMI⁴  Katsumi ISHIOKA⁴  Yutaka MOMOTA⁴ 

[1] Department of Small Animal Surgery, Faculty ofAgriculture, Iwate University, 3–18–8 Ueda, Morioka, Iwate 020–8550,Japan;Department of Veterinary Pathology, Faculty ofAgriculture, Iwate University, 3–18–8 Ueda, Morioka, Iwate 020–8550,Japan;Department of Veterinary Surgery, Faculty ofAgriculture, Yamaguchi University, 1677–1 Yoshida, Yamaguchi 753–8515,Japan;School of Veterinary Nursing and Technology, Faculty ofVeterinary Science, Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University, 1–7–1 Kyonancho,Musashino, Tokyo 180–8602, Japan

关键词: clobetasol propionate;    methylprednisolone acetate;    Persian cat;    proliferative and necrotizing feline otitis externa;   

DOI  :  10.1292/jvms.15-0652

学科分类：兽医学

来源: Japanese Society of Veterinary Science

【 摘 要 】

Proliferative and necrotising otitis externa (PNOE) is a very rare disease affecting theear canals and concave pinnae of kittens. This report describes a 5-month-old cat withPNOE. Histopathological examination confirmed the diagnosis. Treatment was initiated withlocal injection of methylprednisolone acetate into the lesions. The cat was subsequentlytreated with clobetasol propionate cream, a potent topical glucocorticoid ointment. Thecat showed marked improvement. While topical treatment with tacrolimus, animmunosuppressive agent, is reported to be an effective therapy, to the best of ourknowledge, this is the first report to treat PNOE with local corticosteroid therapy.

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