Difference between revisions of "Peliosis Hepatica"

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*Cause of cat-scratch fever and bacillary angiomatosis in humans
 
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Latest revision as of 18:30, 21 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