Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Diarrhea in kittens linked to Pentatrichomonas hominis infection
By Romatowski, J·Published in Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association·2000·Cat Clinic of Northeast Seattle, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Pentatrichomonas hominis infection in four kittens.
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Plain-English summary
Four purebred kittens were brought in for diarrhea and were found to have a rare parasite called Pentatrichomonas hominis in their stool. The vets treated them with a combination of two medications, metronidazole and enrofloxacin, which helped improve the consistency of their feces. However, using metronidazole alone only reduced the number of parasites without improving their overall condition. Sadly, two of the kittens had to be euthanized due to severe intestinal issues caused by the infection.
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Abstract
Four purebred domestic cats examined because of diarrhea were found to have Pentatrichomonas hominis, a rarely reported trichomonad parasite, in their feces. Treatment with a combination of metronidazole and enrofloxacin tended to improve consistency of the feces, whereas treatment with metronidazole alone reduced the number of P hominis trophozoites in fecal smears but did not necessarily result in an improvement in clinical signs. Two cats were euthanatized. Necropsy revealed lymphoplasmacytic enterocolitis with eosinophils and eosinophilic globular leukocytes, neutrophils in the mucosa of the colon and within intraluminal contents of the cecum, and P hominis trophozoites in intraluminal contents of the colon and cecum.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10767968/