The first report of clinical case of intestinal trichomoniasis caused by Tritrichomonas foetus in a cat with chronic diarrhea in Iran.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Tritrichomonas foetus is recently found to be one of the causes of chronic diarrhea in domestic cats but there is no report of feline intestinal trichomoniasis in Iran.

Case description

A 9 months female domestic short-haired cat was referred to our hospital with a history of chronic diarrhea over the past two months, and with an unsuccessful previous antibiotic therapy in another clinic.

Findings/treatment and outcome

Clinical examination revealed 39.8°C rectal temperature. Complete blood count (CBC) showed moderate inflammatory leukogram. By the wet-mount faecal assessment, moving organisms were observed. Rectal scarping dry-mount cytology revealed many inflammatory cells along with huge numbers of trophozoites with typical morphologic characterist

SUBMITTER: Cheraghi B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8573399 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature