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Feline Infectious Peritonitis (view source)
Revision as of 11:55, 27 July 2010
, 11:55, 27 July 2010→Pathology
====Gross====
====Gross====
==='''Wet form'''===
===Wet form===
Widespread miliary, white, pinhead granulomas and fibrin deposition, particularly in the serosa of the [[Small Intestine - Anatomy & Physiology|small]] and [[Large Intestine - Anatomy & Physiology |large intestine]]
Widespread miliary, white, pinhead granulomas and fibrin deposition, particularly in the serosa of the [[Small Intestine - Anatomy & Physiology|small]] and [[Large Intestine - Anatomy & Physiology |large intestine]]
High-protein exudates can be found in [[Peritoneal cavity - Anatomy & Physiology|peritoneal cavity]].
High-protein exudates can be found in [[Peritoneal cavity - Anatomy & Physiology|peritoneal cavity]].
==='''Dry form'''===
===Dry form===
Larger, grey granulomatous masses causing thickening of the wall of the [[Small Intestine - Anatomy & Physiology|small]] and [[Large Intestine - Anatomy & Physiology|large intestine]].
Larger, grey granulomatous masses causing thickening of the wall of the [[Small Intestine - Anatomy & Physiology|small]] and [[Large Intestine - Anatomy & Physiology|large intestine]].
Multifocal pyogranulomas on serosa and throughout gut wall. Infiltration by mononuclear cells, [[Lymphocytes|lymphocytes]], plasma cells, [[Macrophages| macrophages]] and a few[[Neutrophils|neutrophils]]. [[Necrosis - Pathology|Necrosis]] and vasculitis will also be seen.
Multifocal pyogranulomas on serosa and throughout gut wall. Infiltration by mononuclear cells, [[Lymphocytes|lymphocytes]], plasma cells, [[Macrophages| macrophages]] and a few[[Neutrophils|neutrophils]]. [[Necrosis - Pathology|Necrosis]] and vasculitis will also be seen.
==Treatment==
==Treatment==