title: Eosinophilic fibrosing gastritis and toxoplasmosis in a cat.
abstract: A 3-year-old, neutered male Tiffany cat was presented to the Animal Health Trust for investigation of pyrexia and a gastric lesion. Radiography and ultrasound showed severe thickening of the gastric wall and regional lymphadenopathy. There was altered gastric wall layering, predominately due to muscularis thickening. Histopathology confirmed eosinophilic fibrosing gastritis. The cat also had evidence of generalised Toxoplasma gondii infection, which may have been responsible for the gastric changes.
authors.affiliation: Animal Health Trust, Centre for Small Animal Studies, Lanwades Park, Kentford, Newmarket, Suffolk CB8 7UU, United Kingdom. fraser.mcconnell@liverpool.ac.uk <fraser.mcconnell@liverpool.ac.uk>
authors.forename: James F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: McConnell
authors.forename: Andrew H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Sparkes
authors.forename: Anthony S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Blunden
authors.forename: Prue J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Neath
authors.forename: Jane
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sansom
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D002415:Cats; D004803:Eosinophilic Granuloma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D004804:Eosinophils; D005756:Gastritis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D014124:Toxoplasmosis, Animal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology