A Rare Case of Acute Obstructive Laryngitis in a Cat with Severe Respiratory Distressopen access
- Authors
- Bae, Hyeona; Lee, Dongbin; Yu, Dohyeon
- Issue Date
- Apr-2023
- Publisher
- Korean Society of Veterinary Clinics
- Keywords
- cat; laryngitis; obstruction; stridor; tracheostomy
- Citation
- Journal of Veterinary Clinics, v.40, no.2, pp.124 - 129
- Indexed
- SCOPUS
KCI
- Journal Title
- Journal of Veterinary Clinics
- Volume
- 40
- Number
- 2
- Start Page
- 124
- End Page
- 129
- URI
- https://scholarworks.gnu.ac.kr/handle/sw.gnu/68083
- DOI
- 10.17555/jvc.2023.40.2.124
- ISSN
- 1598-298X
- Abstract
- A 5-year-old neutered male domestic short-haired cat presented with acute dyspnea characterized by open-mouth breathing and stridor for 2 days. Direct visualization via laryngoscopy revealed diffuse laryngeal swelling and severe thickening of the vocal folds bilaterally; thus, the upper respiratory tract was obstructed owing to severe edema. Neutrophil infiltration was found on fine needle aspiration of the larynx cytology, and no discrete mass with polyp or neo-plasia was identified on diagnostic imaging. The cat was diagnosed with acute obstructive laryngitis, and a tracheostomy tube was immediately installed. After 17 days of treatment with steroids, doxycycline and azithromycin, the swollen larynx gradually improved, and there was no recurrence of laryngitis or respiratory obstruction. A feline upper respiratory polymerase chain reaction panel revealed Mycoplasma felis infection; however, it could not be determined whether it was pathogenic or opportunistic. Herein, we report a case of obstructive laryngitis in a cat. When respiratory obstruction due to acute laryngitis is identified, a good prognosis is expected with rapid and appropriate treatment. © The Korean Society of Veterinary Clinics.
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