Broncholithiasis associated with lower airway inflammation and subsequent pyothorax in a cat
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Broncholithiasis associated with lower airway inflammation and subsequent pyothorax in a cat
Case summary A 12-year-old female spayed domestic shorthair cat presented with history of a long-term chronic cough that had worsened during the previous 2 months. Thoracic radiographs revealed numerous mineral opacities throughout the lung fields. Multiple bronchial plugs of pale yellow material were present on bronchoscopy, consistent with broncholithiasis. Bronchoalveolar lavage cytology rev...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery Open Reports
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2055-1169,2055-1169
DOI: 10.1177/2055116917746798