Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva-like condition in a cat

J Vet Med Sci. 2006 Sep;68(9):1003-6. doi: 10.1292/jvms.68.1003.

Abstract

Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP)-like condition was diagnosed in a Japanese domestic cat with stiffness, marked atrophy of the muscles, and limited mobility of all joints in both the pelvic limbs. Etretinate, a retinoid, was used for medical management; however, no improvement in the clinical signs was observed. Inheritance of the disorder has not yet been demonstrated. Furthermore, the clinical signs and histopathological findings of feline FOP-like condition in the present case differed from those of the previously reported cases.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cat Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Cat Diseases / drug therapy
  • Cat Diseases / pathology
  • Cats
  • Etretinate / therapeutic use
  • Keratolytic Agents / therapeutic use
  • Male
  • Myositis Ossificans / diagnosis
  • Myositis Ossificans / drug therapy
  • Myositis Ossificans / pathology
  • Myositis Ossificans / veterinary*

Substances

  • Keratolytic Agents
  • Etretinate