Renal abscesses in cats: six cases
| العنوان: | Renal abscesses in cats: six cases |
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| المؤلفون: | Mathieu R Faucher, Marie-Laure Théron, Brice S Reynolds |
| المصدر: | Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery. 19:484-492 |
| بيانات النشر: | SAGE Publications, 2016. |
| سنة النشر: | 2016 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Male, Abdominal pain, medicine.medical_specialty, Fever, 040301 veterinary sciences, Biopsy, Fine-Needle, 030232 urology & nephrology, Cat Diseases, Diagnosis, Differential, 0403 veterinary science, 03 medical and health sciences, Lethargy, 0302 clinical medicine, Biopsy, medicine, Animals, Small Animals, Abscess, Retrospective Studies, medicine.diagnostic_test, business.industry, Retrospective cohort study, 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences, medicine.disease, Comorbidity, Abdominal Pain, Anti-Bacterial Agents, Surgery, Renal Abscess, Urinary Tract Infections, Nephromegaly, Cats, Female, Kidney Diseases, medicine.symptom, business |
| الوصف: | Case series summarySix cats were diagnosed with renal abscesses. Common clinical findings were lethargy, dehydration, abdominal pain and nephromegaly. Fever was noted in half of the cases. Diagnosis was established by ultrasonography, cytological examination and bacterial culture of abscess aspirates. At least one possible contributing factor could be identified in all cases. Antibiotics were consistently used and in two cats the abscess was surgically drained. The short-term outcome was fair but the long-term outcome was dependent on the underlying condition.Relevance and novel informationThe results of this small case series suggest that renal abscess should be considered when nephromegaly and/or abdominal discomfort are noted. Diagnosis of renal abscess is straightforward when ultrasonography and fine-needle aspirate analysis can be performed. Medical treatment is assumed to be preferable but surgical treatment may be warranted on a case-by-case basis. Given that almost every affected cat was diagnosed with at least one comorbidity, a thorough evaluation is recommended for all cats with renal abscesses. |
| تدمد: | 1532-2750 1098-612X |
| DOI: | 10.1177/1098612x15613388 |
| URL الوصول: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::028404d8ef89d2a4c359cc88afcd8a3f https://doi.org/10.1177/1098612x15613388 |
| Rights: | CLOSED |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsair.doi.dedup.....028404d8ef89d2a4c359cc88afcd8a3f |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
| تدمد: | 15322750 1098612X |
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| DOI: | 10.1177/1098612x15613388 |