Amyloidosis associated with feline leukemia virus in a white bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris)

Authors

N.I. De la Cruz-Hernández
J.O. Merino-Charres
E.M. Salinas-Navarrete
A.E. Monreal Garcia
J. Martinez Burnes
J.A. Rangel Lucio
C. Venegas-Barrera

Abstract

Feline leukemia virus (FeLV) is the cause of neoplastic and degenerative disorders and immunosuppression in domestic cats. FeLV has never been reported in Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris). Necropsy findings of a white Bengal tigress were a subcutaneous mass of 10 cm in diameter in the right rear limb which was classified as fibrosarcoma. In agreement with macroscopic and microscopic lesions, the morphologic diagnosis was consistent with a multisystemic disease characterized by fibrinonecrotic and suppurative broncopneumonia with multifocal severe bronchiectasis, severe icteric hepatomegaly and renal amyloidosis with membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis. Furthermore, a serum sample was positive to FeLV when diagnosed by ELISA. This report concluded that FeLV was associated with the pathological findings and death of the tigress.

DOI

10.56808/2985-1130.2788

First Page

679

Last Page

683

Recommended Citation

Cruz-Hernández, N.I. De la; Merino-Charres, J.O.; Salinas-Navarrete, E.M.; Garcia, A.E. Monreal; Burnes, J. Martinez; Lucio, J.A. Rangel; and Venegas-Barrera, C. (2016) "Amyloidosis associated with feline leukemia virus in a white bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris)," The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine: Vol. 46: Iss. 4, Article 18.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.56808/2985-1130.2788
Available at: https://digital.car.chula.ac.th/tjvm/vol46/iss4/18