Peliosis Hepatica
- 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