Feline eosinophilic granuloma complex: Case report

Abstract

Feline Eosinophilic Granuloma Complex is a disease defined as a set of lesions that affect skin and oral cavity of domestic felines, which may present three different manifestations, classified as Eosinophilic Plaque, Linear Eosinophilic Granuloma and Eosinophilic Ulcer. Animals can develop all three presentations simultaneously and it affects mainly young cats. Its etiology is not fully known yet, leading to incorrect diagnoses and consequently, delaying the case treatment. This dermatological condition can be due to several causes, such as food hypersensitivity, genetic predisposition, atopy and dermatitis secondary to flea and mosquito bites, which make complementary exams essential to determine the most appropriate treatment for each situation, with glucocorticoids being the most used drugs. This report has the purpose of presenting the case of feline eosinophilic granuloma, in a 5 year-old female Persian cat, who went to veterinary with a wound on the neck, alopecia and severe itching, which had its diagnosis determined based on laboratory tests, culture, antibiogram and biopsy. From the results, it has been stipulated a palliative treatment and an immunosuppressant was chosen based on the literature. Thus, the approach adopted was the use of prednisone, at a dose of 2 mg/kg, orally, associated to a topical treatment with betamethasone dipropionate with gentamicin sulfate, which had a significant positive response, eliminating the itching and gradually returning the growing of fur in the region. So far, there has been no relapse.