Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Cat with severe forelimb infection healed after negative pressure
By Nolff, M C & Meyer-Lindenberg, A·Published in The Journal of small animal practice·2015·Clinic for Small Animal Surgery and Reproduction, Germany·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Necrotising fasciitis in a domestic shorthair cat--negative pressure wound therapy assisted debridement and reconstruction.
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Plain-English summary
A 10-year-old domestic shorthair cat was brought in for sudden lameness in her left front leg, along with severe pain, swelling, and foul-smelling discharge. The vet suspected necrotizing fasciitis, a serious skin infection, and performed surgery to remove the damaged tissue. After treating the wound with negative pressure therapy, the cat received a skin graft about a month later. Fortunately, she healed well without any complications and regained full function of her leg.
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Abstract
A 10-year-old, domestic shorthair cat was presented for acute lameness of the left forelimb accompanied by severe pain, swelling, skin necrosis, malodorous discharge and pyrexia. Following a presumptive diagnosis of necrotising fasciitis aggressive surgical debridement of the affected soft tissues of the antebrachium and negative pressure wound treatment of the open defect were performed. Surgical findings supported the tentative diagnosis of necrotising fasciitis and Streptococcus canis was isolated from the wound. A free skin graft was performed 29 days after admission, and augmented by 3 days of negative pressure wound therapy to facilitate graft incorporation. Healing was achieved without complications and no functional or aesthetic abnormalities remained.
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