title: Pneumonia associated with Salmonella spp. infection in a cat receiving cyclosporine.
abstract: Salmonellosis is uncommon in cats, usually affects the gastrointestinal tract or skin, and can be fatal. This report describes a domestic shorthair cat with severe pneumonia caused by Salmonella spp. without accompanying gastrointestinal or skin manifestations, in which previous administration of cyclosporine may have played a permissive role in its development. Clinical and laboratory findings as well as follow-up are described from diagnosis until complete recovery. This unusual presentation serves to alert practitioners to consider Salmonella spp. as a possible cause of lung disease in cats, especially if immunocompromised.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Istituto Veterinario di Novara, Granozzo con Monticello, Italy.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Callegari
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Istituto Veterinario di Novara, Granozzo con Monticello, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Palermo
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari, Bari, Italy.
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Greco
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari, Bari, Italy.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Corrente
authors.affiliation: Novara Day Lab - IDEXX Laboratories, Granozzo con Monticello, Italy.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Piseddu
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnositc Imaging, Istituto Veterinario di Novara, Granozzo con Monticello, Italy.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Auriemma
authors.affiliation: Clinic for Small Animal Internal Medicine, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Zini
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology*; D002415:Cats; D016572:Cyclosporine / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004803:Eosinophilic Granuloma / Q000188:drug therapy; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D012475:Salmonella / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012481:Salmonella Infections, Animal / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D016572:Cyclosporine
keywords: Immunsuppression; Infektion; Katze; Pneumonie; Salmonella; cat; immunosuppression; infection; pneumonia