title: Management of a black leopard (Panthera pardus) with seasonal atopy and cutaneous adverse food reaction by using transmucosal immunotherapy.
abstract: An 11-yr-old female black leopard (Panthera pardus) was presented with pruritus and intermittent gastrointestinal distress for a duration of 18 mo. Dietary elimination trial and challenge confirmed food hypersensitivity. Milder and persistent pruritus, while consuming a strict elimination diet, confirmed atopic dermatitis also was related to airborne environmental triggers identified by intradermal allergy testing. Ultimately, atopy was controlled successfully by antihistamines and transmucosal immunotherapy for 7 yr after diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Lincoln Park Zoo, 2001 N. Clark Street, Chicago, Illinois 60614, USA. hpnewton@iastate.edu
authors.forename: Heather P
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Newton
authors.forename: Kathryn C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Gamble
authors.forename: Cecilia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Friberg
mesh_terms: D058956:Administration, Mucosal; D000485:Allergens; D000821:Animal Feed / Q000032:analysis; D000818:Animals; D003876:Dermatitis, Atopic / Q000276:immunology / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D003967:Diarrhea; D004032:Diet / Q000662:veterinary; D005260:Female; D005512:Food Hypersensitivity; D006633:Histamine Antagonists; D007167:Immunotherapy / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D011537:Pruritus / Q000276:immunology / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D012621:Seasons; D014839:Vomiting
chemical_list: D000485:Allergens; D006633:Histamine Antagonists