Feline herpes dermatitis treated with interferon omega

Vet Dermatol. 2007 Feb;18(1):50-4. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-3164.2007.00556.x.

Abstract

This case report describes the diagnosis, demonstration and treatment of feline herpes virus-induced facial dermatitis in a cat. The cat was successfully treated with interferon omega (IFN-omega).

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antiviral Agents / administration & dosage
  • Antiviral Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Cat Diseases / drug therapy*
  • Cat Diseases / pathology
  • Cats
  • DNA, Viral / analysis
  • Facial Dermatoses / drug therapy
  • Facial Dermatoses / veterinary*
  • Female
  • Herpesviridae / genetics
  • Herpesviridae / isolation & purification*
  • Herpesviridae Infections / drug therapy*
  • Immunohistochemistry / veterinary
  • Injections, Subcutaneous / veterinary
  • Interferon Type I / administration & dosage
  • Interferon Type I / therapeutic use*
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction / veterinary

Substances

  • Antiviral Agents
  • DNA, Viral
  • Interferon Type I
  • interferon omega 1