Peliosis hepatis and telangiectasis in 18 cats

Abstract

Peliosis hepatis is an uncommon disease characterised by irregular blood‐filled cystic spaces in the hepatic parenchyma; it is often accompanied by telangiectasis (dilatation of the sinusoids) although this may also occur separately. The cause is unknown but the condition occurs in a range of species including man, cattle and dogs and a single case has been reported previously in a cat. In this report of 18 cases in cats, there had been intra‐abdominal haemorrhage in 11 of them.

Statistical relevance of ultrasonographic criteria in the assessment of diffuse liver disease in dogs and cats

“…[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11] Diffuse (infiltrative but not nodular) liver disease is a common problem in dogs and cats. [12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28] Despite this volume of information, there is no information on the accuracy of ultrasonographic interpretation for differentiation among the types of diffuse liver infiltrates (inflammatory, vacuolar hepatopathy, round-cell neoplasia, prenodular [early] metastatic disease, lipidosis, or other nonnodular liver disease). Furthermore, there is no information on the accuracy of ultrasonographic interpretation for differentiating diffuse liver disease from normal liver.…”

Peliosis hepatis and hemoperitoneum in a dog with diphacinone intoxication

“…Peliosis hepatis has been documented in a variety of species including man, cattle, dogs, 6,7 mice, cats, and wild stoats ( Mustela erminea , short‐tailed weasel) 5,8,9 . Clinical manifestations of peliosis hepatis in humans are rare and include asymptomatic hepatomegaly, liver failure, or in rare cases intraperitoneal hemorrhage 1 .…”

“…Peliosis hepatis has been documented in a variety of species including man, cattle, dogs, 6,7 mice, cats, and wild stoats (Mustela erminea, short-tailed weasel). 5,8,9 Clinical manifestations of peliosis hepatis in humans are rare and include asymptomatic hepatomegaly, liver failure, or in rare cases intraperitoneal hemorrhage. 1 In humans, the condition has been associated with anabolic androgen therapy, estrogenic steroid therapy, human immunodeficiency virus infection, contraceptive steroid therapy, tamoxifen therapy, chronic wasting disease, chemotherapy, hypervitaminosis A, and azathioprine therapy.…”

Morphological classification of circulatory disorders of the canine and feline liver

“…10,11 These may result from local obstruction of small branches of the portal vein with subsequent focal hepatic atrophy and sinusoidal dilatation (phlebectatic type, also called teleangiectasis ( Fig. 10,11 These may result from local obstruction of small branches of the portal vein with subsequent focal hepatic atrophy and sinusoidal dilatation (phlebectatic type, also called teleangiectasis ( Fig.…”

“…4.6)), or from focal hepatocytic necrosis (parenchymal type) (Fig. 11 They may even have an identical pathogenesis whereby the phlebectatic type represents a more slowly devel-oping lesion with focal portal venous hypoperfusion, and the parenchymal type an acute and more severe obstructive and ischaemic lesion (vide infra). A strict division in these two types may not be as clear as suggested above as both types can be seen in the same animals.…”