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Proliferative and necrotising otitis externa in a cat without pinnal involvement: video-otoscopic features.
- Source :
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Journal of feline medicine and surgery [J Feline Med Surg] 2013 Apr; Vol. 15 (4), pp. 353-6. Date of Electronic Publication: 2012 Nov 29. - Publication Year :
- 2013
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Abstract
- Proliferative and necrotising otitis externa is a rare and recently described disease affecting the ear canals and concave pinnae of kittens. This article describes a case of proliferative and necrotising otits externa in a young adult cat. In this case, the lesions did not affected the pinnae, but both ear canals were severely involved. Video-otoscopy revealed a digitally proliferative lesion, growing at 360° all around the ear canals for their entire length, without involvement of the middle ear. Histopathological examination confirmed the diagnosis, and the cat responded completely to a once-daily application of 0.1% tacrolimus ointment diluted in mineral oil in the ear canals. Video-otoscopy findings, not described previously, were very peculiar and may help clinicians to diagnose this rare disease.
- Subjects :
- Animals
Cat Diseases pathology
Cats
Ear pathology
Immunosuppressive Agents therapeutic use
Male
Necrosis drug therapy
Otitis Externa drug therapy
Otitis Externa pathology
Tacrolimus therapeutic use
Treatment Outcome
Cat Diseases diagnosis
Cat Diseases drug therapy
Necrosis veterinary
Otitis Externa veterinary
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1532-2750
- Volume :
- 15
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Journal of feline medicine and surgery
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 23197497
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/1098612X12468838