P‐59 Three cases of opportunistic dermatoses associated with internal diseases in cats
August 2004
in “
Veterinary Dermatology
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TLDR Cats with internal diseases can develop skin issues that may require specific treatments.
This document described three cases of opportunistic dermatoses in cats associated with internal diseases. The first case involved a 12-year-old domestic short-haired cat with diabetes and phaeohyphomycosis due to Scytalidium spp., alongside cutaneous hemangiosarcoma. Treatment with itraconazole and amputation extended survival by 12 months despite pulmonary metastases. The second case was a 13-year-old Siamese cat with cheyletiellosis linked to spontaneous Cushing's disease and diabetes mellitus, but the owner declined treatment. The third case involved a 14-year-old domestic short-haired cat with generalized demodicosis related to iatrogenic Cushing's disease and diabetes mellitus, treated with insulin, milbemycin oxime, and chlorambucil, resulting in a cure of demodicosis after 4 months, though the cat later died from herpesvirus infection.