Auricular chondritis associated with systemic joint and cartilage inflammation in a cat
| Autor: | Kumiko Shibata, Naohiro Uchida, Tomoshige Baba, Kinji Shirota, Masahiko Nagata, Tamio Ohmuro, Atsushi Shimizu |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
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Larynx
Pathology medicine.medical_specialty Erythema Pannus Arthritis Cat Diseases Fatal Outcome Japan Biopsy medicine Animals Chondritis Relapsing polychondritis General Veterinary medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Cartilage Anatomy medicine.disease medicine.anatomical_structure Cats sense organs medicine.symptom Ear Cartilage Joint Diseases business Cartilage Diseases |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of veterinary medical science. 71(1) |
| ISSN: | 0916-7250 |
| Popis: | An adult, Japanese domestic cat presented with bilateral swelling, distortion, and erythema of ears and deformation of the limbs. Biopsy of the pinnae confirmed auricular chondritis. These lesions and the cat's general condition subsequently deteriorated, and the cat died. At necropsy, chondral changes were present in the pinnae, costae, larynx, trachea, and limbs. Histopathologically, these chondral tissues showed marked deformation with lymphocytic inflammation. The limb joint inflammation was associated with chondral erosion, deformation of subchondral bones with pannus, and thinning of cancellous bones. These lesions were consistent with the diagnostic criteria for human relapsing polychondritis. However, the cat had erosive arthritis, which appeared to be different from human relapsing polychondritis. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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