Bone fragility in a kitten: an osteogenesis imperfecta-like syndrome.
A 12-year-old kitten was found to have bone fragility. Previously described causes of bone fragility in domestic cats were excluded on the basis of serum biochemical profile and radiographic histologic examinations. The findings in this kitten correlated most closely with osteogenesis imperfecta, a syndrome documented in human beings and cattle.
Cohn
L A
LA
Department of Companion Animal and Special Species Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh 27606.
Meuten
D J
DJ
D000818:Animals; D015519:Bone Density; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000473:pathology; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D002415:Cats; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005598:Fractures, Spontaneous / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D010013:Osteogenesis Imperfecta / Q000150:complications / Q000662:veterinary*; D013577:Syndrome