Iatrogenic Cushing's syndrome and steroid hepatopathy in a cat
1999 ◽
Vol 35
(1)
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pp. 48-51
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The distinguishing clinical features of Cushing's syndrome in the cat include very friable skin, a high incidence of diabetes mellitus, and the general absence of steroid hepatopathy. This case report describes a nine-year-old, spayed female domestic shorthair with triamcinolone-induced Cushing's syndrome. Unique to this cat were markedly elevated liver enzymes which prompted an expanded clinical evaluation. An ultrasonographic-guided liver biopsy demonstrated diffuse hepatocellular vacuolation that stained periodic acid-Schiff (PAS) positive and was removed subsequently with diastase application, indicating glycogen accumulation. These findings are compatible with the rarely seen syndrome of steroid hepatopathy in the cat.
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2021 ◽
Vol 18
(14)
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pp. 7450
2018 ◽
Vol 25
(1)
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pp. 77-81
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1985 ◽
Vol 79
(4)
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pp. 535-537
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