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Hypersomatotropism, acromegaly, and hyperadrenocorticism and feline diabetes mellitus.

Authors :
Niessen SJ
Church DB
Forcada Y
Source :
The Veterinary clinics of North America. Small animal practice [Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract] 2013 Mar; Vol. 43 (2), pp. 319-50.
Publication Year :
2013

Abstract

When confronted with a diabetic cat in clinical practice, it is tempting to assume it has a form of diabetes mellitus akin to human type 2 diabetes mellitus (diabetes). For most diabetic cats examined, this will indeed be justified. Nevertheless, a significant proportion have other specific types of diabetes with distinctly different etiologies. This article discusses the concept of other specific types of feline diabetes caused by endocrinopathies, and more specifically feline hypersomatotropism, acromegaly, and hyperadrenocorticism, including relevance, presentation, diagnosis, and therapy.<br /> (Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1878-1306
Volume :
43
Issue :
2
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
The Veterinary clinics of North America. Small animal practice
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
23522175
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cvsm.2012.12.004