A Report on Pathomorphological Study of Pyothorax in a Cat
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Authors
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A. Manasa
MVSc Scholar, Department of Veterinary Pathology, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Pookode, Wayanad- 673 576, KVASU, Kerala, India
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R. Anoopraj
Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Pookode, Wayanad- 673 576, KVASU, Kerala, India
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M. Pradeep
Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Pookode, Wayanad- 673 576, KVASU, Kerala, India
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P. Hamza
Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Pookode, Wayanad- 673 576, KVASU, Kerala, India
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J.G. Ajith
Professor and Head, Department of Veterinary Pathology, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Pookode, Wayanad- 673 576, KVASU, Kerala, India
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R. Rajasekhar
Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Microbiology, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Pookode, Wayanad- 673 576, KVASU, Kerala, India
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Athira P. Nair
MVSc Scholar, Department of Veterinary Pathology, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Pookode, Wayanad- 673 576, KVASU, Kerala, India
Keywords:
Pyothorax, fibrinous pleuritis, alveolar damageAbstract
The life-threatening emergency of feline pyothorax is one that small animal veterinarians frequently deal with. An eight-month-old female Persian cat was presented with the history of dyspnoea, nasal discharge, vomiting, diarrhoea, severe emaciation and weight loss. Animal was under treatment for respiratory distress for six days and collapsed. At necropsy, fibrin deposits over the pleura and unilateral accumulation of creamy fluid in the thoracic cavity were observed. Histopathological examination of lung showed fibrinous pleuritis with marked inflammatory cell infiltration, prominent vascular changes and diffuse alveolar damage.
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