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Feline Infectious Peritonitis, Two Different Manifestations of the Effusive Form. Case Report

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) is a systemic, potentially fatal viral disease of domestic and wild felids. This study demonstrates the pleural and abdominal manifestation of the effusive form of FIP from the clinical and pathological points of view. Two approximately one-year-old cats (male and female) are presented. A set of clinical (haematology, biochemistry), morphological (cytology, necropsy histopathology and immunohistochemistry) and other diagnostic assays (PCR, FIP antibodies detection, protein electrophoresis) were carried out. The results, like lymphopenia, lower A/G ratio, and hyperbilirubinemia are among the most characteristic signs for FIP. The morphology revealed the occurrence of effusions, severe diffuse adhesive pleuritis, icterus, vasculitis/perivasculitis, severe liver and lungs alteration and granulomatous-like reactions with the presence of giant cell type macrophages in the lungs. At the end of this work a list of tests required for FIP diagnosis is mentioned.

Source: Folia veterinaria

DOI: 10.2478/fv-2024-0031

Authors: Zuzana Ševčíková, Katarína Márková, René Mandelík, Ľubica Zákutná, Erik Hudec, Viera Karaffová

Institutions: University of Veterinary Medicine in Košice, Vipap (Slovenia), Institut français d'études sur l'Asie centrale

Language: English

Topic: Animal Virus Infections Studies

Subfield: Animal Science and Zoology

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4405492290