Presumed Primary Bacterial Rhinosinusitis-Associated Optic Neuritis in a Cat.

Abstract

Acute bacterial rhinosinusitis is a common illness in children and can lead to complications such as preseptal/orbital cellulitis, orbital/subdural/cerebral abscessation, osteomyelitis, meningitis, and optic neuritis with blindness. Primary bacterial infections leading to rhinosinusitis in cats is rare and descriptive reports are lacking. The current report describes a cat with Escherichia coli and Actinomyces spp. infections causing severe chronic rhinosinusitis and subsequent loss of vision. Treatment with antibiotics and prednisolone coincided with a complete resolution of nasal disease-related clinical signs and substantial improvement in vision. This is the first description of a cat with presumed severe primary bacterial rhinosinusitis resulting in optic neuritis and loss of vision.

• Authors: Rachael Moghaddam, Jared A Jaffey, Eric T Hostnik, Alexandra Brower, Kathryn L Wycislo
• Journal: Frontiers in veterinary science (Front Vet Sci) Vol. 7 Pg. 122 ( 2020) ISSN: 2297-1769 [Print] Switzerland
• PMID: 32226793 (Publication Type: Case Reports)
• Copyright: Copyright © 2020 Moghaddam, Jaffey, Hostnik, Brower and Wycislo.