Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Cat with itchy skin bumps diagnosed with feline infectious peritonitis
By Redford, Tony & Al-Dissi, Ahmad N·Published in The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne·2019·Department of Veterinary Pathology, Canada·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Feline infectious peritonitis in a cat presented because of papular skin lesions.
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Plain-English summary
A 19-week-old neutered male domestic shorthair cat was brought to the vet because he had multiple raised, itchy skin bumps on his head and back. After examining skin samples, the vet suspected feline infectious peritonitis (FIP), a serious viral disease. Sadly, a postmortem exam confirmed FIP, showing signs of the disease in his skin and other tissues. This case was unusual because the cat only showed skin problems without any other symptoms, which hasn't been commonly reported before.
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Abstract
A 19-week-old neutered male domestic shorthair cat was examined because of multiple raised pruritic skin lesions along the dorsal head and back. Histopathology of biopsies of the lesions detected nodular pyogranulomatous dermatitis with vasculitis and necrosis, leading to a suspicion of feline infectious peritonitis (FIP). Postmortem examination revealed gross lesions consistent with FIP. Histopathologic lesions and positive immunohistochemical staining for feline coronavirus in multiple tissues, including the skin, confirmed the diagnosis of FIP. The current case was similar to previous cases, except for the initial presentation with cutaneous lesions and no other clinical signs, which had not been reported previously.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30705455/