title: Clinicopathologic diagnosis of cutaneous toxoplasmosis in an Angora cat.
abstract: This report deals with a case of cutaneous toxoplasmosis in a 2 year-old female Angora cat. Cutaneous lesions were characterized by prescapular ulcers and hyperemic nodules in the skin of the inguinal and dorsosacral regions. A skin biopsy sample was collected from the lesioned area and processed for histopathologic examination and immunoperoxidase test using Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora caninum specific antibodies. Toxoplasma gondii immunopositive reactions were detected in keratinocytes and dermal macrophages while no immunoreactivity was detected for N. caninum. The case of cutaneous toxoplasmosis was further confirmed by PCR analysis using T. gondii B1 gene-specific primers. In conclusion, we report the first case of cutaneous toxoplasmosis in Angora cats.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Kirikkale University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Yahsihan, Kirikkale, Turkey. oguzkul@kku.edu.tr
authors.forename: Oğuz
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Kul
authors.forename: Hasan Tarik
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: Atmaca
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Deniz
authors.forename: Cenk
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Süer
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001706:Biopsy / Q000662:veterinary; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D002415:Cats; D016054:DNA, Protozoan / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005260:Female; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques / Q000662:veterinary; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000662:veterinary; D012867:Skin / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D012876:Skin Diseases, Parasitic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D014122:Toxoplasma / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014124:Toxoplasmosis, Animal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D016054:DNA, Protozoan