From:
Sukie Crandall
Date: 2011-08-26 04:27:59 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] abstract
To: fhl <ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com>
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21862468
> Vet Rec. 2011 Aug 22. [Epub ahead of print]
>
> Abdominal radiographic and ultrasonographic findings in ferrets (Mustela putorius
> furo) with systemic coronavirus infection.
>
> Dominguez E, Novellas R, Moya A, Espada Y, Martorell J.
>
> Hospital Clínic Veterinari, Departament de Medicina i Cirurgia Animals, Facultat
> de Veterinària, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193, Spain.
>
> Ferret systemic coronavirus infection (FSCV) is a systemic disease in ferrets
> that clinically and pathologically resembles the dry form of FIP. The present
> study describes abdominal imaging features of 11 ferrets with FSCV. Abdominal
> survey radiographs were available for eight ferrets and ultrasound examination
> for all cases. Loss of lumbar musculature, decreased peritoneal detail, presence
> of mid-abdominal soft-tissue masses and splenomegaly were the most significant
> radiographic signs in these patients. Ultrasonographic findings including
> peritonitis, abdominal lymphadenopathy, splenomegaly, abdominal soft-tissue
> masses, nephromegaly and changes in the renal cortex echogenicity were recorded
> in the majority of cases with FSCV. As an imaging modality, ultrasound is
> superior to radiology when abdominal contrast is reduced, as it frequently occurs
> in these cases. However, although imaging techniques provide additional
> information in the antemortem diagnosis, they can not replace the definitive
> diagnosis based on histological and immunohistochemical results.
>
>
> PMID: 21862468 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
>
>
Sukie (not a vet)
Recommended ferret health links:
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http://ferrethealth.org/archive/
http://www.afip.org/ferrets/index.html
http://www.miamiferret.org/
http://www.ferrethealth.msu.edu/
http://www.ferretcongress.org/
http://www.trifl.org/index.shtml
http://homepage.mac.com/sukie/sukiesferretlinks.html
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