title: Pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema in a cat associated with necrotizing bronchopneumonia caused by feline herpesvirus-1.
abstract: This report describes a 1-year-old cat with acute dyspnea. Thoracic radiography revealed a pneumomediastinum and severe subcutaneous emphysema. Lower airway surgical exploration was unable to determine the cause. At postmortem examination, acute necrotizing bronchopneumonia and fibrinonecrotic tracheitis due to feline herpesvirus-1 were diagnosed.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Merelbeke, Belgium. sofiemj.maes@ugent.be
authors.forename: Sofie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Maes
authors.forename: Bart
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Van Goethem
authors.forename: Jimmy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Saunders
authors.forename: Dominique
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Binst
authors.forename: Koen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Chiers
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ducatelle
mesh_terms: D018138:Alphaherpesvirinae; D000818:Animals; D001996:Bronchopneumonia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002415:Cats; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006566:Herpesviridae Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D008478:Mediastinal Emphysema / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic / Q000662:veterinary; D013352:Subcutaneous Emphysema / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary*