Hypereosinophilic syndrome in two cats.
Two cats showing chronic vomiting, diarrhea and weight loss were found to have leukocytosis with marked eosinophilia. Both cats were diagnosed with hypereosinophilic syndrome by the findings of increased eosinophils and their precursors in the bone marrow, eosinophilic infiltration into multiple organs, and exclusion of other causes for eosinophilia. Although cytoreductive chemotherapy with hydroxycarbamide and prednisolone was performed, these two cats died 48 days and 91 days after the initial presentation.
Takeuchi
Yoshinori
Y
Department of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
Matsuura
Shinobu
S
Fujino
Yasuhito
Y
Nakajima
Mayumi
M
Takahashi
Masashi
M
Nakashima
Ko
K
Sakai
Yusuke
Y
Uetsuka
Koji
K
Ohno
Koichi
K
Nakayama
Hiroyuki
H
Tsujimoto
Hajime
H
D000818:Animals; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001772:Blood Cell Count / Q000662:veterinary; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D002415:Cats; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006400:Hematocrit / Q000662:veterinary; D006651:Histocytochemistry / Q000662:veterinary; D006918:Hydroxyurea / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017681:Hypereosinophilic Syndrome / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use
D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D011239:Prednisolone; D006918:Hydroxyurea