1
|
Adamama-Moraitou KK, Prassinos NN, Galatos AD, Tontis DK, Rallis TS. Isolated abdominal fat tissue inflammation and necrosis in a cat. J Feline Med Surg 2008; 10:192-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jfms.2007.09.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/26/2007] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
This report describes a rare clinical case of a 4.5-month-old, female domestic shorthair, cat with isolated abdominal fat tissue inflammation and necrosis, resembling human omental panniculitis. Its possible relationship with pancreatitis or bile induced chemical peritonitis is also discussed. The overall clinical course was considered benign. Initial clinical signs were vomiting and anorexia, presumably due to inflammation, followed by mass development. It was speculated that, eventually, the kitten was vomiting because of mechanical pressure from the mass, and that this pressure subsided as the kitten grew. The mass was surgically resected and no relapse was evident during the next 4 years.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Katerina K. Adamama-Moraitou
- Companion Animal Clinic (Medicine), Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 11 St Voutyra Street, 54627 Thessaloniki, Greece
| | - Nikitas N. Prassinos
- Companion Animal Clinic (Surgery and Obstetrics), Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 11 St Voutyra Street, 54627 Thessaloniki, Greece
| | - Apostolos D. Galatos
- Clinic of Surgery, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Thessaly, PO Box 199, 43100 Karditsa, Greece
| | - Dimitris K. Tontis
- Laboratory of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Thessaly, PO Box 199, 43100 Karditsa, Greece
| | - Tim S. Rallis
- Companion Animal Clinic (Medicine), Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 11 St Voutyra Street, 54627 Thessaloniki, Greece
| |
Collapse
|