Bone Marrow Necrosis in a Cat Infected with Feline Leukemia Virus

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Atsuhiko HASEGAWA²  Nobuyuki SHIRANAGA¹  Tadahisa MASHITA¹  Tetsuya SHIMODA¹ 

[1] Sanyo Animal Medical Center, 357-1 Koumoto, Sanyo, Akaiwa, Okayama 709-0821, Japan;Department of Pathobiology, Nihon University School of Veterinary Medicine, 1866 Kameino, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 252-8510, Japan

关键词: bone marrow necrosis;    feline;    feline leukemia virus;   

DOI  :  10.1292/jvms.62.113

学科分类：兽医学

来源: Japanese Society of Veterinary Science

【 摘 要 】

References(15)Cited-By(2)A one-year old castrated male cat was admitted to the hospital with vomiting and diarrhea. Laboratory examination revealed pancytopenia and positive for FeLV antigen. A bone marrow examination indicated necrosis of the nucleated cells. Based on these findings, the cat was diagnosed as bone marrow necrosis. Pancytopenia was effectively treated with corticosteroids. Re-examination of the bone marrow confirmed a recovery of normal hematopoietic cells with a infiltration of many macrophages. It is strongly suspected that the bone marrow necrosis in this case could be associated with a bone marrow suppression due to FeLV infection.

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