1. Clinicopathological Findings in Five Cats with Paw Calcification
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Mario Caniatti, S Calcaterra, Walter Bertazzolo, Ugo Bonfanti, L Crippa, and L Toscani
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Male ,0301 basic medicine ,Pathology ,medicine.medical_specialty ,040301 veterinary sciences ,Cat Diseases ,Diagnosis, Differential ,Foot Diseases ,0403 veterinary science ,Pathogenesis ,03 medical and health sciences ,Calcinosis ,medicine ,Animals ,Renal Insufficiency ,Small Animals ,Retrospective Studies ,CATS ,business.industry ,Soft tissue ,Retrospective cohort study ,04 agricultural and veterinary sciences ,030108 mycology & parasitology ,medicine.disease ,Cats ,Female ,business ,Calcification ,Veterinary consultation - Abstract
This retrospective study describes the clinicopathological findings in five cats with soft tissue mineralisation of interdigital spaces and footpads. Paw disease was the reason for veterinary consultation in three out of five cats. All cats had laboratory findings suggestive of renal failure and high solubility product [calcium x phosphorus]. In all cases, cytological examination of paw lesions was suggestive of calcinosis. The results of our study agree with two previous case reports of paw calcification in the cat, suggesting a metastatic pathogenesis and a correlation between paw mineralisation and renal failure.
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- 2003
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