Hydrocortisone therapy in a cat with vasopressor-refractory septic shock and suspected critical illness-related corticosteroid insufficiency

Pisano SRRHoward JPosthaus HKovacevic AYozova ID2017-072017-05-0131/05/2017Clin Case Rep, 2017, 5 (7), pp. 1123 - 11292050-0904https://hdl.handle.net/10179/11357A 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.1123 - 1129Felinepyometrapyothoraxrelative adrenal insufficiencysepsisHydrocortisone therapy in a cat with vasopressor-refractory septic shock and suspected critical illness-related corticosteroid insufficiencyJournal article10.1002/ccr3.1018354691Massey_Dark