Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Cat with swollen testicle linked to coronavirus infection
By Ó. Sigurðardóttir et al.·Published in Journal of Comparative Pathology·2001·View original on Semantic Scholar →
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Original publication title: Orchitis in a Cat Associated with Coronavirus Infection
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Plain-English summary
A 3.5-year-old cat with feline immunodeficiency virus was brought in because of swelling in the left testicle. Unfortunately, the cat's health declined over a few months, and it was humanely euthanized. A post-mortem exam revealed that the cat had severe inflammation in its abdominal organs and brain due to feline infectious peritonitis (FIP), a serious viral infection. This case highlights that orchitis (inflammation of the testicle) can occur in cats with FIP, even though it's not common.
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Abstract
A case of severe, pyogranulomatous and necrotizing orchitis in a cat, which later succumbed to systemic feline infectious peritonitis (FIP), is described. The 3·5-year-old cat, positive for feline immunodeficiency virus infection, presented with a left testicular enlargement. A few months after castration the animal was humanely destroyed due to declining health. Post-mortem examination revealed inflammatory lesions in abdominal organs and in the brain compatible with FIP. Infection was confirmed with a reverse transcriptase–polymerase chain reaction test and by immunohistochemical demonstration of coronavirus antigen in the affected tissues, including the left testicle. FIP is usually a systemic disease. However, lesions and presenting clinical signs in a single organ system such as the brain are not uncommon. The results of this case study indicate that orchitis, although rare, should be on the list of lesions of FIP.
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Search related cases →Original publication on Semantic Scholar: https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/11222021