Campylobacter and neutrophilic inflammatory bowel disease in cats

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a common cause of chronic signs in cats with gastrointestinal disease. Intestinal biopsies are needed to confirm intestinal inflammation, but cases are deemed idiopathic if no underlying cause is found. Typically, lymphoplasmacytic inflammation is found in biopsy specimens, but a subset of cats with IBD has neutrophilic inflammation of the intestinal mucosa. The clinical relevance of neutrophilic infiltration is unclear. Using more traditional diagnostic techniques, the evidence for infectious agents causing neutrophilic intestinal inflammation is poor.
Source: Advances in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery - Category: Veterinary Research Tags: Gastroenterology Source Type: research