Necrotizing pneumonia in a cat caused by an orthopox virus.
A necrotizing pneumonia was observed in a domestic cat which had a clinical history of severe respiratory distress. Histology, immunohistology and electronmicroscopy revealed poxvirus as the causative agent. By the polymerase chain reaction and gene sequencing, an orthopox virus with 93% homology to cowpox virus was identified.
Department of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, The Netherlands.
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D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology*; D002415:Cats; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000302:isolation & purification; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007181:Inclusion Bodies, Viral / Q000378:metabolism / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology / Q000648:ultrastructure / Q000821:virology; D008297:Male; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D009336:Necrosis; D018155:Orthopoxvirus / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D011024:Pneumonia, Viral / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011213:Poxviridae Infections / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*
D004279:DNA, Viral