Priapism in a castrated cat associated with feline infectious peritonitis.
This report describes a case of feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) in a castrated cat which first presented with the unusual sign of priapism. Laboratory examinations showed increased serum protein content and decreased albumin/globulin ratio. Serum electrophoresis revealed increased alpha 2- and gamma-globulin content. One month after the first examination, the cat died. At necropsy, histopathological evaluation of organs showed inflammatory granulomatous lesions compatible with non-effusive FIP and coronavirus-specific polymerase chain reaction confirmed the diagnosis. FIP antigen was demonstrated immunohistochemically in penile tissue.
Rota
Ada
A
Dipartimento di Patologia Animale, Università degli Studi di Torino, via Leonardo da Vinci, 44, 10090 Grugliasco, Torino, Italy. ada.rota@unito.it <ada.rota@unito.it>
Paltrinieri
Saverio
S
Jussich
Selina
S
Ubertalli
Giuseppe
G
Appino
Simonetta
S
D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D002415:Cats; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D016766:Feline Infectious Peritonitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D007150:Immunohistochemistry / Q000662:veterinary; D008297:Male; D009919:Orchiectomy / Q000662:veterinary; D011317:Priapism / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*