Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Cat with sudden breathing trouble and severe eye inflammation
By Guyonnet, Alexandre et al.·Published in Open veterinary journal·2019·Unité, France·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Supposed endogenous endophthalmitis caused byin a cat.
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Plain-English summary
An 8-year-old male neutered domestic shorthair cat was brought in for severe breathing problems. The vet found abnormal lung sounds and chest X-rays showed signs of a lung infection. Despite treatment with oxygen and antibiotics, the cat's breathing worsened, and three days later, it developed eye problems, including inflammation and high pressure in the left eye. After further testing, a bacterial infection was suspected, and the cat improved with the right antibiotic treatment, but unfortunately, it lost vision in that eye due to a cataract.
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Abstract
An 8-year-old male neutered domestic shorthair cat was presented for evaluation of acute respiratory distress. Respiratory auscultation revealed a diffuse and symmetric increase in bronchovesicular sounds. Thoracic radiographs showed a diffuse unstructured interstitial pulmonary pattern with multifocal alveolar foci. Despite an aggressive treatment with supportive care, including oxygenotherapy and systemic antibiotics, progressive respiratory distress increased. Three days after the presentation, acute anterior uveitis was noticed on left eye. Ophthalmic examination and ocular ultrasonography revealed unilateral panuveitis with ocular hypertension. The right eye examination was unremarkable. Cytological examination of aqueous humor revealed a suppurative inflammation.was identified from aqueous humor culture. Primary pulmonary infection was suspected but was not confirmed as owners declined bronchoalveolar lavage. Active uveitis resolved and cat's pulmonary status improved after appropriate systemic antibacterial therapy. Vision loss was permanent due to secondary mature cataract. To the best of authors' knowledge, this is the first report of endogenous bacterial endophthalmitis secondary toinfection in a cat.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31086760/