Hydrocortisone therapy in a cat with vasopressor-refractory septic shock and suspected critical illness-related corticosteroid insufficiency
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2017-05-31
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Wiley & sons
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© 2017 The Authors.
Clinical Case Reports
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Abstract
A 27-month-old female cat was presented with septic peritonitis secondary to a ruptured pyometra and subsequent pyothorax. Vasopressor-refractory septic shock led to a suspicion of critical illness-related corticosteroid insufficiency, successfully treated with intravenous hydrocortisone. Previous megestrol acetate administration may have played a role in the development of adrenocortical dysfunction.
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Feline, pyometra, pyothorax, relative adrenal insufficiency, sepsis
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Clin Case Rep, 2017, 5 (7), pp. 1123 - 1129