Foxtail-associated endocarditis in a cat.
An adult female neutered domestic shorthair cat developed right heart failure 1 week after having surgical drainage of a neck abscess of unknown etiology established at our hospital. Echocardiography revealed a large vegetative mass adhered to the tricuspid valve. Post-mortem examination revealed fibrinous endocarditis and myocarditis associated with the presence of a grass awn (Hordeum species) foreign body. Foxtail migration with subsequent thrombus and endocarditis formation on the tricuspid valve is considered a very unusual sequel to foxtail migration.
California Animal Hospital, 1736 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90025, USA. doyle_erpetdoc@yahoo.com
Crystal G
CG
Doyle
Justin W
JW
Allen
Stephen J
SJ
Ettinger
D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D002415:Cats; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000150:complications / Q000662:veterinary*; D001467:Hordeum; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary; D014261:Tricuspid Valve