Necrotic colitis associated with Entamoeba histolytica infection in a cat.
A 3-year-old Persian cat developed bloody diarrhoea. On histological examination, a marked necrotic colitis with a large number of invading protozoan parasites was observed. The protozoan was identified as Entamoeba histolytica by light and electron microscopy. This is the first report describing spontaneous amoebiasis in cats.
Shimada
A
A
Department of Veterinary Pathology, Tottori University, Japan.
Muraki
Y
Y
Awakura
T
T
Umemura
T
T
Sanekata
T
T
Kuroki
T
T
Ishihara
M
M
D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D002415:Cats / Q000469:parasitology; D002429:Cecal Diseases / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary; D003092:Colitis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D004748:Entamoeba histolytica / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004749:Entamoebiasis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D009336:Necrosis