Eosinophilic Fibrosing Gastritis and Toxoplasmosis in a Cat

Overview

Journal J Feline Med Surg

Specialty Veterinary Medicine

Date 2007 Jan 16

PMID 17222576

Citations 8

Authors

James F McConnell

Andrew H Sparkes

Anthony S Blunden

Prue J Neath

Jane Sansom

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Abstract

A 3-year-old, neutered male Tiffany cat was presented to the Animal Health Trust for investigation of pyrexia and a gastric lesion. Radiography and ultrasound showed severe thickening of the gastric wall and regional lymphadenopathy. There was altered gastric wall layering, predominately due to muscularis thickening. Histopathology confirmed eosinophilic fibrosing gastritis. The cat also had evidence of generalised Toxoplasma gondii infection, which may have been responsible for the gastric changes.

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