Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Typhlitis linked to natural infection in cats
By Wulcan, Judit M et al.·Published in Veterinary pathology·2020·Department of Biomedical Sciences·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Typhlitis Associated With Natural. Infection in Cats.
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Plain-English summary
A group of cats in St. Kitts was found to have typhlitis, which is inflammation of the intestines, likely caused by a natural infection with worms. Out of 30 cats that died, 17 had signs of this infection, with most showing mild inflammation. The cats had varying levels of worm counts, but overall, the infections were considered low-intensity. While the inflammation was present, it didn't seem to affect their body condition or stool consistency significantly. The findings suggest that while this type of infection is rare in many areas, it can occur in certain regions and may lead to intestinal issues in cats.
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Abstract
. infections can cause typhlitis or typhlocolitis in many species, but there are no published studies about its pathology in cats.. infection in cats appears to be rare in most parts of the world but is frequent in some tropical and subtropical regions. The purpose of this study was to describe intestinal lesions associated with naturalinfections in cats of St. Kitts, West Indies. Comprehensive autopsies, histopathological assessment of small and large intestine, and total worm counts were performed in a cross-sectional study of 30 consecutive feline mortalities.were found in 17 of 30 (57%; 95% confidence interval, 39%-74%) of the study cats with a median worm count of 11 (range, 1-170), indicating most cats had a low-intensity infection.infection was associated with typhlitis but not consistency of feces or body condition score. In most cats examined, the typhlitis was categorized as mild (10/15, 67%) and, less frequently, moderate (2/15, 13%) or marked (3/15, 20%). The inflammatory infiltrate varied from predominantly eosinophilic (5/15, 33%) to neutrophilic (4/15, 27%), a mixture of eosinophilic and neutrophilic (2/15, 13%), a mixture of neutrophilic and lymphoplasmacytic (1/15, 7%), or a mixture of eosinophilic, neutrophilic, and lymphoplasmacytic (3/15, 20%). In some cats, surface erosions and catarrhal exudate were adjacent to adult worms. These findings are similar to those reported with low-intensityinfections in other species.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32105191/