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ArticleVeterinary medicine and science2022

Successful management of feline pemphigus foliaceus with pentoxifylline and topical hydrocortisone aceponate.

Stefan Hobi, Julia A Beatty, Jeanine R Sandy, Vanessa R Barrs

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Article in Veterinary medicine and science, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
4citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 36% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Review
  2. Feline immune-mediated skin disorders: Part 1.Journal of feline medicine and surgery · 2025
    Review
  3. Pemphigus foliaceus in cats.The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne · 2024
    Article
  4. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Stefan HobiDepartment of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Jockey Club College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences, City University, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.ORCID 0000-0002-4517-7729
Julia A BeattyDepartment of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Jockey Club College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences, City University, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.
Jeanine R SandyDepartment of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Jockey Club College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences, City University, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.
Vanessa R BarrsDepartment of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Jockey Club College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences, City University, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.
City University of Hong Kong · HK

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The treatment regimen for feline pemphigus foliaceus (PF), an autoimmune disease caused by auto-antibodies against proteins of the desmosome junction, usually includes high doses of oral or parenteral immunosuppressive drugs, typically glucocorticoids. This case adds to a growing body of evidence that topical hydrocortisone aceponate is effective for the treatment of feline PF, and demonstrates the practical use of a non-invasive diagnostic method for histopathology when owners refuse a biopsy to support a clinical diagnosis of PF. Finally, this case highlights an international trend of owner-initiated treatment of feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) using unlicensed, unregistered drugs.

Indexed as

Cat DiseasesPemphigusPentoxifyllineAnimalsCatsGlucocorticoidsHydrocortisoneImmunosuppressive AgentsGlucocorticoidsHydrocortisonehydrocortisone aceponateImmunosuppressive AgentsPentoxifyllineautoimmune diseasedermatologyfelinepemphigusskintreatment

Identifiers

PMID35212177
PMCPMC9122467
OpenAlexW4214653055

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