Difference between revisions of "Peliosis Hepatica"
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*Cause of cat-scratch fever and bacillary angiomatosis in humans | *Cause of cat-scratch fever and bacillary angiomatosis in humans | ||
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[[Category:To_Do_-_Clinical]] | [[Category:To_Do_-_Clinical]] | ||
Revision as of 13:42, 15 December 2010
- Dogs and cats
- Vasculoproliferative disorder – cystic, blood filled spaces in the liver , surrounded by fibromyxoid matrix containing inflammatory cells and dilated capillaries.
- Spaces may merge with hepatic sinuosoids.
- May be associated with Bartonella henselae infection.
- Natural host is the cat
- Transmitted between cats by fleas
- Cause of cat-scratch fever and bacillary angiomatosis in humans