Cats with idiopathic chronic rhinosinusitis that develop clinical signs before two years of age have more severe nasal conchal lysis, sinus malformation, and more severe inflammation on histological examination
Abstract:OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the severity of sinonasal lesions on CT in cats with feline idiopathic chronic rhinosinusitis (FICR) comparing cats who developed the condition at a young age to those who developed it as an adult. And, to assess if CT findings correlate with histopathology.
ANIMALS
58 cats with FICR confirmed on histopathology.
METHODS
Medical records were retrospectively reviewed. Cats were divided into 2 groups based on their age category: juvenile (group 1, n = 30) and adult (group 2, 28), with ju… Show more
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