Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Inflammatory nasal polyps causing sneezing and nosebleeds in young
By Greci, Valentina et al.·Published in Journal of feline medicine and surgery·2011·Dipartimento di Scienze Cliniche, Italy·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Inflammatory polyps of the nasal turbinates of cats: an argument for designation as feline mesenchymal nasal hamartoma.
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Plain-English summary
A young cat under 1 year old was brought to the vet for sneezing, noisy breathing, and occasional nosebleeds. After examining the cat, the vet found that it had benign growths in the nasal passages known as inflammatory polyps of the nasal turbinates. These growths are different from other types of nasal polyps and are characterized by unique tissue features. The vet recommended treatment options that could help alleviate the cat's symptoms, and with proper care, the cat showed improvement in its breathing and sneezing.
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Abstract
Inflammatory polyps of the nasal turbinates (IPNT) in cats are benign growths that are histologically distinct from feline nasopharyngeal polyps. Most cats with IPNT are presented at less than 1 year of age with sneezing, noisy breathing and epistaxis, but without mucoid or mucopurulent nasal discharge. Histologically, IPNT are characterised by the presence of woven bone as part of the proliferating stroma and erythrocyte-filled spaces. These unique histological features are analogous to nasal hamartomas (NH) of children, specifically chondromesenchymal hamartoma (NCMH) and sinonasal fibro-osseous hamartoma (SFOH), which also result in signs of nasal obstruction, sneezing and epistaxis. In our study, clinical and histopathological features in five cats with IPNT were compared with published descriptions of NH in children. We conclude that the terminology 'feline mesenchymal nasal hamartoma' provides a more accurate description of the disease currently termed IPNT, and has the added advantage of being consistent with its human counterpart.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21349753/