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Eosinophilic pericardial effusion and pericarditis in a cat.

Meagan Alisa Wheatley, John Shamoun, Ricardo Maggi, Edward B Breitschwerdt, Samantha L Sommer, John M Cullen, Devorah Marks Stowe

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Article in JFMS open reports. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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2.5field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Meagan Alisa WheatleyDepartment of Public Health and Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4025-0648
John ShamounDepartment of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA.
Ricardo MaggiDepartment of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA.
Edward B BreitschwerdtDepartment of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA.
Samantha L SommerDepartment of Veterinary Biosciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA.
John M CullenDepartment of Public Health and Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA.
Devorah Marks StoweDepartment of Public Health and Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA.
North Carolina State University · USThe Ohio State University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Case summary: A 10-year-old domestic shorthair cat presented for lethargy, anorexia and labored breathing. Significant pleural and pericardial effusions prompted thoracocentesis and pericardiocentesis. Cytologic evaluation of the pericardial effusion revealed a highly cellular hemorrhagic, eosinophilic (12%) effusion, with many markedly atypical suspected mesothelial cells, interpreted as concerning for neoplasia. Thoracoscopic subtotal pericardiectomy and histology of the pericardium revealed predominantly eosinophilic inflammation with multifocal mesothelial hypertrophy and ulceration. A peripheral eosinophilia was not present on serial complete blood counts. Initial infectious disease testing was mostly negative. Relevance and novel information: This case offers several unique entities - eosinophilic pericardial effusion and eosinophilic pericarditis of unknown etiology - and illustrates the well-known marked atypia that may occur in reactive and hyperplastic mesothelial cells, particularly of infrequently sampled and cytologically described feline pericardial effusion, supporting a cautious interpretation of this cytology finding.

Indexed as

ApicomplexanBartonellaeosinophilic effusionmesothelial cellspericardial effusionpericarditis

Identifiers

PMID38050616
PMCPMC10693801
OpenAlexW4389275698

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