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Dislipidemias/tratamento farmacológico , Fluorbenzenos/uso terapêutico , Hepatite/complicações , Inibidores de Hidroximetilglutaril-CoA Redutases/uso terapêutico , Pirimidinas/uso terapêutico , Esteatite/complicações , Sulfonamidas/uso terapêutico , Dislipidemias/etiologia , Humanos , Hipercolesterolemia/tratamento farmacológico , Rosuvastatina CálcicaRESUMO
Medical records of 9 cats with chylous ascites that underwent exploratory celiotomy were reviewed. In 7 cats, chylous ascites was associated with intra-abdominal neoplasia: 4 cats had an unresectable tumor (hemangiosarcoma, 3 cats; paraganglioma, 1 cat) within the mesenteric root; 2 had malignant lymphoma of the small intestine and mesenteric lymph nodes; and 1 had lymphangiosarcoma of the abdominal wall. In 2 cats, chylous ascites was associated with nonneoplastic diseases: 1 cat had severe biliary cirrhosis and an extrahepatic portosystemic shunt; the other had steatitis caused by vitamin E deficiency. Three cats were euthanatized or died at the time of surgery, and 5 cats were euthanatized within 3 months of surgery. One cat with malignant lymphoma responded well to chemotherapy and lived for 14 months after surgery.
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Doenças do Gato/etiologia , Ascite Quilosa/veterinária , Animais , Doenças do Gato/cirurgia , Gatos , Ascite Quilosa/etiologia , Ascite Quilosa/cirurgia , Feminino , Hemangiossarcoma/complicações , Hemangiossarcoma/veterinária , Neoplasias Intestinais/complicações , Neoplasias Intestinais/veterinária , Cirrose Hepática Biliar/complicações , Cirrose Hepática Biliar/veterinária , Linfangiossarcoma/complicações , Linfangiossarcoma/veterinária , Linfoma/complicações , Linfoma/veterinária , Masculino , Mesentério , Paraganglioma/complicações , Paraganglioma/veterinária , Neoplasias Peritoneais/complicações , Neoplasias Peritoneais/veterinária , Estudos Retrospectivos , Esteatite/complicações , Esteatite/etiologia , Deficiência de Vitamina E/complicações , Deficiência de Vitamina E/veterináriaRESUMO
A 7-month-old male Quarter Horse was examined because of severe cachexia, which had begun 2 months earlier. The foal was emaciated and weak despite an excellent appetite. Percutaneous biopsy revealed multiple areas of subcutaneous steatitis with mineralization. Radiography demonstrated calcification of the nuchal ligament. The foal died 9 days after admission. Necropsy revealed mineralized lesions throughout the fascial planes and adipose tissues of the thorax, abdomen, and skeletal muscles, with little to no involvement of muscular tissue. Serum magnesium, copper, and thyroxine concentrations were slightly lower than normal. The serum selenium concentration was unusually low. Renal selenium content was significantly lower (P less than 0.01) than that in similarly prepared sections of kidneys from 3 clinically normal ponies. Low dietary selenium intake was suspected as the cause of the problem.
