Author/Authors :
Guimarães, Julia Faculty of Veterinary Medicine - Centro Universitário do Espírito Santo - UNESC, Colatina, Brazil , Silvestrini da Silva, Aline Faculty of Veterinary Medicine - Universidade Federal de Viçosa – UFV, Viçosa, Brazil , Campos Hertel, Fernanda Faculty of Veterinary Medicine - Universidade Federal de Viçosa – UFV, Viçosa, Brazil , Dias Teixeira, Stefany Faculty of Veterinary Medicine - Universidade Federal de Viçosa – UFV, Viçosa, Brazil , Conceição Ferreira-Ermita, Dayana Alersa Faculty of Veterinary Medicine - Universidade Federal de Viçosa – UFV, Viçosa, Brazil , Abreu de Oliveira Souza, Laydianne Graciette Faculty of Veterinary Medicine - Universidade Federal de Viçosa – UFV, Viçosa, Brazil , Marcolongo Peireira, Clairton Faculty of Veterinary Medicine - Centro Universitário do Espírito Santo - UNESC, Colatina, Brazil , Miranda Cota, Jéssica Faculty of Veterinary Medicine - Centro Universitário do Espírito Santo - UNESC, Colatina, Brazil
Abstract :
Trichogranuloma is characterized by a foreign body-type granulomatous inflammatory process resulting
from the presence of hair fragments in the dermis. We report a case of a two-year-old male cat, presenting pain and an
increase in volume in the right pelvic limb. Physical examination revealed a nodular lesion that drained a purulent secretion. The diagnosis of trichogranuloma was made based on clinical findings and histological changes. Trichogranulomas are rare in animals and humans; they are usually an occupational disease of hairdressers. Therefore, this condition
must enter into the differential diagnosis of other granulomatous diseases in cats, such as infection by Mycobacterium
spp. and Nocardia spp., among others.
Keywords :
Granuloma , Dermatopathology , Inflammation , Fistula , Feline
