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Calcinosis circumscripta following an injection of proligestone in a Burmese cat
Author(s) -
OBRIEN CR,
WILKIE JS
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
australian veterinary journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.382
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1751-0813
pISSN - 0005-0423
DOI - 10.1111/j.1751-0813.2001.tb14575.x
Subject(s) - medicine , lesion , dorsum , calcification , calcinosis , biopsy , pathology , anatomy
A 9‐month‐old speyed Burmese cat was presented with a cutaneous lesion in the dorsal thoracolumbar region. The lesion was characterised by alopecia and whitish deposits within the subcutis and had occurred at the site of a previous progestogen injection (Covinan; Intervet). Excisional biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of calcinosis circumscripta. Recovery of the cat following surgical excision was excellent, with no recurrence of the lesion detected 12 months later. The classification of tissue calcification and the proposed aetiology of calcinosis circumscripta is reviewed. It is concluded that further work is required to determine any link between subcutaneous injections, especially of progesto‐gens, and calcinosis circumscripta.