dc.creator | Stavroulaki E.M., Mylonakis M.E., Papanikolaou E., Hatzis A., Xenoulis P.G. | en |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-01-31T10:03:11Z | |
dc.date.available | 2023-01-31T10:03:11Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2020 | |
dc.identifier | 10.1111/vcp.12896 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 02756382 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11615/79438 | |
dc.description.abstract | An 8-month-old female domestic shorthair cat was presented to the Animal Medical Center with anorexia, lethargy, and mild gastrointestinal signs. A CBC revealed a profound neutropenia, and serologic testing with an in-house test kit (SNAP FIV/FeLV Combo, IDEXX) was positive for feline leukemia virus (FeLV) antigen. Serial hematologic examinations during hospitalization showed a persistent neutropenia with occasionally severe anemia and thrombocytopenia. Prednisolone administration afforded complete hematologic remission within 3 days. Four weeks after the premature discontinuation of prednisolone, the patient relapsed; however, complete and prolonged hematologic remission was achieved after prednisolone was re-induced. Bone marrow aspiration cytology was consistent with immune-mediated destruction of the mature myeloid cells. steroid-responsive (likely immune-mediated) cytopenias rarely occur in cats with progressive FeLV infection. Although only a few cases of FeLV-positive, severely neutropenic cats that responded to immunosuppressive therapy have been reported, this case highlights that a grave prognosis should not always be given to these FeLV-positive cats. © 2020 American Society for Veterinary Clinical Pathology | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.source | Veterinary Clinical Pathology | en |
dc.source.uri | https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85092582596&doi=10.1111%2fvcp.12896&partnerID=40&md5=68ac5d308e6aa4702b52d9d71d0720fb | |
dc.subject | cefazolin | en |
dc.subject | marbofloxacin | en |
dc.subject | prednisolone | en |
dc.subject | purevax | en |
dc.subject | rabies vaccine | en |
dc.subject | steroid | en |
dc.subject | steroid | en |
dc.subject | abdominal radiography | en |
dc.subject | anemia | en |
dc.subject | animal experiment | en |
dc.subject | animal tissue | en |
dc.subject | anorexia | en |
dc.subject | antiparasitic therapy | en |
dc.subject | Article | en |
dc.subject | bone marrow biopsy | en |
dc.subject | Canine parvovirus | en |
dc.subject | cat | en |
dc.subject | dehydration | en |
dc.subject | drug withdrawal | en |
dc.subject | erythrocyte | en |
dc.subject | feces analysis | en |
dc.subject | Feline immunodeficiency virus | en |
dc.subject | feline leukemia | en |
dc.subject | female | en |
dc.subject | fever | en |
dc.subject | follow up | en |
dc.subject | lethargy | en |
dc.subject | leukemia virus | en |
dc.subject | leukopenia | en |
dc.subject | mean corpuscular hemoglobin | en |
dc.subject | mean corpuscular volume | en |
dc.subject | neutropenia | en |
dc.subject | neutrophil count | en |
dc.subject | nonhuman | en |
dc.subject | phagocytosis | en |
dc.subject | reticulocyte count | en |
dc.subject | thorax radiography | en |
dc.subject | thrombocytopenia | en |
dc.subject | urinalysis | en |
dc.subject | vomiting | en |
dc.subject | animal | en |
dc.subject | bone marrow | en |
dc.subject | case report | en |
dc.subject | cat | en |
dc.subject | cat disease | en |
dc.subject | Feline leukemia virus | en |
dc.subject | neutropenia | en |
dc.subject | spleen | en |
dc.subject | veterinary medicine | en |
dc.subject | Animals | en |
dc.subject | Bone Marrow | en |
dc.subject | Cat Diseases | en |
dc.subject | Cats | en |
dc.subject | Female | en |
dc.subject | Leukemia Virus, Feline | en |
dc.subject | Neutropenia | en |
dc.subject | Spleen | en |
dc.subject | Steroids | en |
dc.subject | American Society for Veterinary Clinical Pathology | en |
dc.title | Steroid-responsive neutropenia in a cat with progressive feline leukemia virus infection | en |
dc.type | journalArticle | en |