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Yu Y, Miyamoto T, Kimura Y, Itamoto K, Michishita M, Hatakeyama H, Nagashima T, Asada R, Yamaguchi T, Hasegawa D, Nomura Y, Lyons LA, Kosho T. Suspected malnutrition-induced reversible feline skin fragility syndrome in a cat with congenital axial deformities. THE CANADIAN VETERINARY JOURNAL = LA REVUE VETERINAIRE CANADIENNE 2024; 65:227-233. [PMID: 38434166 PMCID: PMC10880391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/05/2024]
Abstract
A stray cat, an intact female Japanese domestic shorthair cat of unknown age (suspected to be a young adult), was rescued. The cat was lethargic and thin and had marked skin fragility, delayed wound healing without skin hyperextensibility, and hind limb proprioceptive ataxia and paresis. Survey radiography, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging revealed congenital vertebral anomalies, including thoracolumbar transitional vertebrae, scoliosis resulting from a thoracic lateral wedge-shaped vertebra, and a kinked tail, and a dilated spinal cord central canal. Through nutritional support, the cat's general condition normalized, followed by a gradual and complete improvement of skin features. Whole-genome sequencing was completed; however, no pathogenic genetic variant was identified that could have caused this phenotype, including congenital scoliosis. A skin biopsy obtained 7 y after the rescue revealed no remarkable findings on histopathology or transmission electron microscopy. Based on clinical course and microscopic findings, malnutrition-induced reversible feline skin fragility syndrome (FSFS) was suspected, and nutritional support was considered to have improved the skin condition. Key clinical message: This is the second reported case of presumed malnutrition-induced reversible FSFS and was accompanied by long-term follow-up.
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Affiliation(s)
- Yoshihiko Yu
- Laboratory of Veterinary Radiology (Yu, Asada, Hasegawa), Department of Veterinary Pathology (Michishita, Nagashima), and Laboratory of Comparative Cellular Biology (Hatakeyama), Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University, Musashino, Japan; Miyamoto Animal Hospital, Yamaguchi, Japan (Miyamoto, Kimura); Department of Veterinary Small Animal Clinical Science, Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi, Japan (Itamoto); Center for Medical Genetics, Shinshu University Hospital, Matsumoto, Japan (Yamaguchi, Kosho); Department of Medical Genetics and Division of Clinical Sequencing, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan (Yamaguchi, Kosho); Scleroprotein and Leather Research Institute, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Fuchu, Japan (Nomura); Department of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA (Lyons); Research Center for Supports to Advanced Science, Shinshu University, Matsumoto, Japan (Kosho)
| | - Tadashi Miyamoto
- Laboratory of Veterinary Radiology (Yu, Asada, Hasegawa), Department of Veterinary Pathology (Michishita, Nagashima), and Laboratory of Comparative Cellular Biology (Hatakeyama), Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University, Musashino, Japan; Miyamoto Animal Hospital, Yamaguchi, Japan (Miyamoto, Kimura); Department of Veterinary Small Animal Clinical Science, Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi, Japan (Itamoto); Center for Medical Genetics, Shinshu University Hospital, Matsumoto, Japan (Yamaguchi, Kosho); Department of Medical Genetics and Division of Clinical Sequencing, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan (Yamaguchi, Kosho); Scleroprotein and Leather Research Institute, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Fuchu, Japan (Nomura); Department of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA (Lyons); Research Center for Supports to Advanced Science, Shinshu University, Matsumoto, Japan (Kosho)
| | - Yui Kimura
- Laboratory of Veterinary Radiology (Yu, Asada, Hasegawa), Department of Veterinary Pathology (Michishita, Nagashima), and Laboratory of Comparative Cellular Biology (Hatakeyama), Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University, Musashino, Japan; Miyamoto Animal Hospital, Yamaguchi, Japan (Miyamoto, Kimura); Department of Veterinary Small Animal Clinical Science, Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi, Japan (Itamoto); Center for Medical Genetics, Shinshu University Hospital, Matsumoto, Japan (Yamaguchi, Kosho); Department of Medical Genetics and Division of Clinical Sequencing, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan (Yamaguchi, Kosho); Scleroprotein and Leather Research Institute, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Fuchu, Japan (Nomura); Department of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA (Lyons); Research Center for Supports to Advanced Science, Shinshu University, Matsumoto, Japan (Kosho)
| | - Kazuhito Itamoto
- Laboratory of Veterinary Radiology (Yu, Asada, Hasegawa), Department of Veterinary Pathology (Michishita, Nagashima), and Laboratory of Comparative Cellular Biology (Hatakeyama), Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University, Musashino, Japan; Miyamoto Animal Hospital, Yamaguchi, Japan (Miyamoto, Kimura); Department of Veterinary Small Animal Clinical Science, Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi, Japan (Itamoto); Center for Medical Genetics, Shinshu University Hospital, Matsumoto, Japan (Yamaguchi, Kosho); Department of Medical Genetics and Division of Clinical Sequencing, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan (Yamaguchi, Kosho); Scleroprotein and Leather Research Institute, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Fuchu, Japan (Nomura); Department of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA (Lyons); Research Center for Supports to Advanced Science, Shinshu University, Matsumoto, Japan (Kosho)
| | - Masaki Michishita
- Laboratory of Veterinary Radiology (Yu, Asada, Hasegawa), Department of Veterinary Pathology (Michishita, Nagashima), and Laboratory of Comparative Cellular Biology (Hatakeyama), Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University, Musashino, Japan; Miyamoto Animal Hospital, Yamaguchi, Japan (Miyamoto, Kimura); Department of Veterinary Small Animal Clinical Science, Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi, Japan (Itamoto); Center for Medical Genetics, Shinshu University Hospital, Matsumoto, Japan (Yamaguchi, Kosho); Department of Medical Genetics and Division of Clinical Sequencing, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan (Yamaguchi, Kosho); Scleroprotein and Leather Research Institute, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Fuchu, Japan (Nomura); Department of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA (Lyons); Research Center for Supports to Advanced Science, Shinshu University, Matsumoto, Japan (Kosho)
| | - Hitoshi Hatakeyama
- Laboratory of Veterinary Radiology (Yu, Asada, Hasegawa), Department of Veterinary Pathology (Michishita, Nagashima), and Laboratory of Comparative Cellular Biology (Hatakeyama), Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University, Musashino, Japan; Miyamoto Animal Hospital, Yamaguchi, Japan (Miyamoto, Kimura); Department of Veterinary Small Animal Clinical Science, Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi, Japan (Itamoto); Center for Medical Genetics, Shinshu University Hospital, Matsumoto, Japan (Yamaguchi, Kosho); Department of Medical Genetics and Division of Clinical Sequencing, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan (Yamaguchi, Kosho); Scleroprotein and Leather Research Institute, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Fuchu, Japan (Nomura); Department of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA (Lyons); Research Center for Supports to Advanced Science, Shinshu University, Matsumoto, Japan (Kosho)
| | - Tomokazu Nagashima
- Laboratory of Veterinary Radiology (Yu, Asada, Hasegawa), Department of Veterinary Pathology (Michishita, Nagashima), and Laboratory of Comparative Cellular Biology (Hatakeyama), Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University, Musashino, Japan; Miyamoto Animal Hospital, Yamaguchi, Japan (Miyamoto, Kimura); Department of Veterinary Small Animal Clinical Science, Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi, Japan (Itamoto); Center for Medical Genetics, Shinshu University Hospital, Matsumoto, Japan (Yamaguchi, Kosho); Department of Medical Genetics and Division of Clinical Sequencing, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan (Yamaguchi, Kosho); Scleroprotein and Leather Research Institute, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Fuchu, Japan (Nomura); Department of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA (Lyons); Research Center for Supports to Advanced Science, Shinshu University, Matsumoto, Japan (Kosho)
| | - Rikako Asada
- Laboratory of Veterinary Radiology (Yu, Asada, Hasegawa), Department of Veterinary Pathology (Michishita, Nagashima), and Laboratory of Comparative Cellular Biology (Hatakeyama), Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University, Musashino, Japan; Miyamoto Animal Hospital, Yamaguchi, Japan (Miyamoto, Kimura); Department of Veterinary Small Animal Clinical Science, Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi, Japan (Itamoto); Center for Medical Genetics, Shinshu University Hospital, Matsumoto, Japan (Yamaguchi, Kosho); Department of Medical Genetics and Division of Clinical Sequencing, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan (Yamaguchi, Kosho); Scleroprotein and Leather Research Institute, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Fuchu, Japan (Nomura); Department of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA (Lyons); Research Center for Supports to Advanced Science, Shinshu University, Matsumoto, Japan (Kosho)
| | - Tomomi Yamaguchi
- Laboratory of Veterinary Radiology (Yu, Asada, Hasegawa), Department of Veterinary Pathology (Michishita, Nagashima), and Laboratory of Comparative Cellular Biology (Hatakeyama), Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University, Musashino, Japan; Miyamoto Animal Hospital, Yamaguchi, Japan (Miyamoto, Kimura); Department of Veterinary Small Animal Clinical Science, Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi, Japan (Itamoto); Center for Medical Genetics, Shinshu University Hospital, Matsumoto, Japan (Yamaguchi, Kosho); Department of Medical Genetics and Division of Clinical Sequencing, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan (Yamaguchi, Kosho); Scleroprotein and Leather Research Institute, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Fuchu, Japan (Nomura); Department of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA (Lyons); Research Center for Supports to Advanced Science, Shinshu University, Matsumoto, Japan (Kosho)
| | - Daisuke Hasegawa
- Laboratory of Veterinary Radiology (Yu, Asada, Hasegawa), Department of Veterinary Pathology (Michishita, Nagashima), and Laboratory of Comparative Cellular Biology (Hatakeyama), Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University, Musashino, Japan; Miyamoto Animal Hospital, Yamaguchi, Japan (Miyamoto, Kimura); Department of Veterinary Small Animal Clinical Science, Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi, Japan (Itamoto); Center for Medical Genetics, Shinshu University Hospital, Matsumoto, Japan (Yamaguchi, Kosho); Department of Medical Genetics and Division of Clinical Sequencing, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan (Yamaguchi, Kosho); Scleroprotein and Leather Research Institute, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Fuchu, Japan (Nomura); Department of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA (Lyons); Research Center for Supports to Advanced Science, Shinshu University, Matsumoto, Japan (Kosho)
| | - Yoshihiro Nomura
- Laboratory of Veterinary Radiology (Yu, Asada, Hasegawa), Department of Veterinary Pathology (Michishita, Nagashima), and Laboratory of Comparative Cellular Biology (Hatakeyama), Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University, Musashino, Japan; Miyamoto Animal Hospital, Yamaguchi, Japan (Miyamoto, Kimura); Department of Veterinary Small Animal Clinical Science, Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi, Japan (Itamoto); Center for Medical Genetics, Shinshu University Hospital, Matsumoto, Japan (Yamaguchi, Kosho); Department of Medical Genetics and Division of Clinical Sequencing, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan (Yamaguchi, Kosho); Scleroprotein and Leather Research Institute, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Fuchu, Japan (Nomura); Department of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA (Lyons); Research Center for Supports to Advanced Science, Shinshu University, Matsumoto, Japan (Kosho)
| | - Leslie A Lyons
- Laboratory of Veterinary Radiology (Yu, Asada, Hasegawa), Department of Veterinary Pathology (Michishita, Nagashima), and Laboratory of Comparative Cellular Biology (Hatakeyama), Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University, Musashino, Japan; Miyamoto Animal Hospital, Yamaguchi, Japan (Miyamoto, Kimura); Department of Veterinary Small Animal Clinical Science, Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi, Japan (Itamoto); Center for Medical Genetics, Shinshu University Hospital, Matsumoto, Japan (Yamaguchi, Kosho); Department of Medical Genetics and Division of Clinical Sequencing, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan (Yamaguchi, Kosho); Scleroprotein and Leather Research Institute, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Fuchu, Japan (Nomura); Department of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA (Lyons); Research Center for Supports to Advanced Science, Shinshu University, Matsumoto, Japan (Kosho)
| | - Tomoki Kosho
- Laboratory of Veterinary Radiology (Yu, Asada, Hasegawa), Department of Veterinary Pathology (Michishita, Nagashima), and Laboratory of Comparative Cellular Biology (Hatakeyama), Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University, Musashino, Japan; Miyamoto Animal Hospital, Yamaguchi, Japan (Miyamoto, Kimura); Department of Veterinary Small Animal Clinical Science, Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi, Japan (Itamoto); Center for Medical Genetics, Shinshu University Hospital, Matsumoto, Japan (Yamaguchi, Kosho); Department of Medical Genetics and Division of Clinical Sequencing, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan (Yamaguchi, Kosho); Scleroprotein and Leather Research Institute, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Fuchu, Japan (Nomura); Department of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA (Lyons); Research Center for Supports to Advanced Science, Shinshu University, Matsumoto, Japan (Kosho)
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