Della Santa Daniele, Mannucci Tommaso, Busoni Giulia, Citi Simonetta
Vet Hospital H24, Firenze, Italy.
Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
JFMS Open Rep. 2019 Nov 14;5(2):2055116919885677. doi: 10.1177/2055116919885677. eCollection 2019 Jul-Dec.
Two adult cats were evaluated because of recurrent abscesses of the right lateral thoracoabdominal wall. The abscesses receded with antibiotics but relapsed shortly after therapy interruption. Ultrasonography identified fluid-filled lesions containing linear, hyperechoic material with distal acoustic shadowing in the sublumbar region of both cats. Ultrasound-guided retrieval of grass awns was performed in both cases, which resulted in complete clinical resolution.
While sublumbar abscesses in dogs are a relatively common disease, their occurrence in cats is much less common. To our knowledge, this is the first report describing the ultrasonographic features of sublumbar abscessation induced by foreign bodies and their ultrasound-guided retrieval in cats.
两只成年猫因右侧胸腹侧壁反复出现脓肿而接受评估。脓肿经抗生素治疗后消退,但治疗中断后不久复发。超声检查发现两只猫的腰下区域有充满液体的病变,其中含有线性高回声物质并伴有远端声影。两例均进行了超声引导下的芒刺取出术,结果临床症状完全缓解。
虽然犬的腰下脓肿是一种相对常见的疾病,但在猫中发生的情况要少见得多。据我们所知,这是第一份描述猫因异物引起的腰下脓肿的超声特征及其超声引导下取出术的报告。