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Radiographs of the thorax and abdomen may show a mixed pattern of patchy alveolar and interstitial pulmonary infiltrates, pleural and abdominal effusions, and hepatomegaly<sup>3</sup>.
Radiographs of the thorax and abdomen may show a mixed pattern of patchy alveolar and interstitial pulmonary infiltrates, pleural and abdominal effusions, and hepatomegaly<sup>3</sup>.
RADIOGRAPHIC FINDINGS
Interstitial and alevolar patterns are common radiographic
findings in cats with pulmonic toxoplasmosis, while
pleural effusion is rarely detected. Abdominal radiographic
findings are non-specific but can include a
homogeneous increase in density due to peritoneal effusion,
hepatomegaly, lymphadenopathy, intestinal masses,
or loss of contrast in the cranial right quadrant of the
abdomen due to pancreatitis. In cats with CNS involvement,
mass lesions may be detected by myelography,
computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging.
===Pathology===
===Pathology===