title: Feline herpes dermatitis treated with interferon omega.
abstract: 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).
authors.affiliation: Dermatology Section, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Berne, Berne, Switzerland. meret.ricklin@kkh.unibe.ch
authors.forename: Meret E Ricklin
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Gutzwiller
authors.forename: Chiara
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Brachelente
authors.forename: Karin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Taglinger
authors.forename: Maja M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Suter
authors.forename: Herbert
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Weissenböck
authors.forename: Petra J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Roosje
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents; D004279:DNA, Viral; D007370:Interferon Type I; C063743:interferon omega 1