Feline herpes dermatitis treated with interferon omega.
This case report describes the diagnosis, demonstration and treatment of feline herpes virus-induced facial dermatitis in a cat. The cat was successfully treated with interferon omega (IFN-omega).
Gutzwiller
Meret E Ricklin
ME
Dermatology Section, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Berne, Berne, Switzerland. meret.ricklin@kkh.unibe.ch
Brachelente
Chiara
C
Taglinger
Karin
K
Suter
Maja M
MM
Weissenböck
Herbert
H
Roosje
Petra J
PJ
D000818:Animals; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D002415:Cats; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D005148:Facial Dermatoses / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female; D006564:Herpesviridae / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006566:Herpesviridae Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D007150:Immunohistochemistry / Q000662:veterinary; D007279:Injections, Subcutaneous / Q000662:veterinary; D007370:Interferon Type I / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000662:veterinary
D000998:Antiviral Agents; D004279:DNA, Viral; D007370:Interferon Type I; C063743:interferon omega 1