title: Trilostane treatment of bilateral adrenal enlargement and excessive sex steroid hormone production in a cat.
abstract: A 14-year-old neutered female cat was presented for the investigation of aggression and male-type behaviour. Bilateral adrenal enlargement together with elevated plasma concentrations of oestradiol and testosterone were identified, with no evidence of hypercortisolaemia. These findings are similar to the syndrome of hyperadrenocorticism recognised most commonly in ferrets. The cat was treated for six months with the enzyme inhibitor drug, trilostane, and showed a moderate improvement in clinical signs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Royal Veterinary College, Hawkshead Lane, North Mymms, Hatfield, Hertfordshire AL9 7TA.
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Boag
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Neiger
authors.forename: D B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Church
mesh_terms: D015096:3-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D000308:Adrenocortical Hyperfunction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy*; D002415:Cats; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D013196:Dihydrotestosterone / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004958:Estradiol / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D013739:Testosterone / Q000097:blood; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D013196:Dihydrotestosterone; D013739:Testosterone; D004958:Estradiol; D015096:3-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases; C009954:trilostane