title: Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva-like condition in a cat.
abstract: Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP)-like condition was diagnosed in a Japanese domestic cat with stiffness, marked atrophy of the muscles, and limited mobility of all joints in both the pelvic limbs. Etretinate, a retinoid, was used for medical management; however, no improvement in the clinical signs was observed. Inheritance of the disorder has not yet been demonstrated. Furthermore, the clinical signs and histopathological findings of feline FOP-like condition in the present case differed from those of the previously reported cases.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Veterinary Surgery, Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University, Kameino, Fujisawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Kazushi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Asano
authors.forename: Aki
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sakata
authors.forename: Hisashi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shibuya
authors.forename: Masato
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kitagawa
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Teshima
authors.forename: Yuka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kato
authors.forename: Yukie
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sasaki
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kutara
authors.forename: Mamiko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Seki
authors.forename: Kazuya
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Edamura
authors.forename: Tsuneo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: Shigeo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tanaka
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D002415:Cats; D005050:Etretinate / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007641:Keratolytic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D009221:Myositis Ossificans / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*
chemical_list: D007641:Keratolytic Agents; D005050:Etretinate