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| *Fluid in the abdomen, thorax or pericardium symptomatic of '''wet, or exudative FIP''' | | *Fluid in the abdomen, thorax or pericardium symptomatic of '''wet, or exudative FIP''' |
| *Granulomatous change in the organs symptomatic of '''dry, or nonexudative FIP''' | | *Granulomatous change in the organs symptomatic of '''dry, or nonexudative FIP''' |
− | Can be shown to cause:
| + | Has been documented to cause: |
− | *Uveitis
| + | Uveitis, hydrocephalus, neurological symptoms, such as ataxia or seizures and chronic diarrhoea. |
− | *Hydrocephalus
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− | *Neurological symptoms, such as ataxia or seizures
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− | *Chronic diarrhoea
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| ====Epidemiology==== | | ====Epidemiology==== |
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| ====Gross==== | | ====Gross==== |
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− | * '''Wet form'''
| + | ==='''Wet form'''=== |
− | ** Widespread miliary, white, pinhead granulomas and fibrin deposition.
| + | Widespread miliary, white, pinhead granulomas and fibrin deposition, particularly in the serosa of the intestine. |
− | *** Including the serosa of the intestine.
| + | High-protein exudates can be found in [[Peritoneal cavity - Anatomy & Physiology|peritoneal cavity]]. |
− | ** Also high-protein exudates in [[Peritoneal cavity - Anatomy & Physiology|peritoneal cavity]].
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− | * '''Dry form'''
| + | ==='''Dry form'''=== |
| ** Larger, grey granulomatous masses causing thickening of the wall of [[Small Intestine - Anatomy & Physiology|small]] and [[Large Intestine - Anatomy & Physiology|large intestine]]. | | ** Larger, grey granulomatous masses causing thickening of the wall of [[Small Intestine - Anatomy & Physiology|small]] and [[Large Intestine - Anatomy & Physiology|large intestine]]. |
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