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Feline histiocytic colitis. A case report with electron microscopy
Veterinary Pathology
|March 1, 1979
Summary
A cat with colitis showed histiocytic inflammation and bacilli in macrophages. Long-term antibiotic treatment successfully resolved the feline inflammatory bowel disease.
Area of Science:
- Veterinary Pathology
- Microbiology
- Gastroenterology
Background:
- Histiocytic inflammation of the colonic mucosa can cause clinical colitis in felines.
- Similar conditions, known as histiocytic granulomatous bowel disease, affect other animal species.