Eosinophilic papulocrustous dermatitis (miliary dermatitis) and eosinophilic inflammatory bowel disease in two cats

Authors: Bell AG, Grayson JL, Chard WG, James MP
Publication: New Zealand Veterinary Journal, Volume 43, Issue 4, pp 153-157, Aug 1995
Publisher: Taylor and Francis

Animal type: Cat, Companion animal
Subject Terms: Abdomen, Alimentary system/gastroenterology, Bacterial, Inflammation, Integument/skin/wool/hair/fur/feather, Disease/defect, Diagnostic procedures, Pathology
Article class: Clinical Communication

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Abstract: Two cats with chronic eosinophilic skin disease were investigated. The clinical investigation of the skin disease inone cat was limited and inflammatory bowel disease was diagnosed post mortem. A history of weight loss and a palpably thickened bowel in the second cat suggested concurrent gastrointestinal disease. Diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease was confirmed on biopsy. Treatment with azathioprine and methylprednisolone acetate resolved the signs of gastrointestinal disease, the pruritus and 95% of the skin lesions. The concurrence of eosinophilic papulocrustous dermatitis and eosinophilic bowel disease raises the possibilitv of their being linked bv a common aetiology or patho, physiology.

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