Source: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4712990/
A fatal respiratory and gastric herpesvirus infection in a vaccinated, 6-year-old neutered male domestic shorthair cat with no known immunosuppression or debilitation. Histology examination revealed severe necrotizing bronchopneumonia, fibrinonecrotic laryngotracheitis, and multifocal necrotizing gastritis associated with eosinophilic intranuclear inclusion bodies in affected tissues of larynx, trachea, lung and stomach. Immunohistochemistry also displayed strong immunoreactivity for FHV-1 in the corresponding section of larynx, trachea, lung and stomach.
Figure 1
Larynx. Cat. a — Note the multifocal areas of ulceration (arrows) and inflammation. Inset: inclusion bodies (arrowheads) within epithelial cells adjacent to areas of ulceration. H&E. b — Immunohistochemistry of the corresponding section of larynx displaying strong multifocal immunoreactivity for FHV-1.
Figure 2
Trachea. Cat. a — Note the denuded tracheal mucosa covered by a thick fibrinonecrotic exudate (asterisks), attenuation of the epithelium lining the tracheal glands (arrows) and numerous inflammatory cells infiltrating the tracheal wall. Inset: Inclusion bodies within the epithelial cells lining the tracheal glands (arrowheads). H&E. b — Strong immunoreactivity for FHV-1 in the epithelium of the trachea and tracheal glands.
Figure 3
Lung. Cat. a — Severe neutrophilic necrotizing bronchopneumonia affecting airways (asterisks) and surrounding tissues. H&E. b — Strong immunoreactivity for FHV-1 in bronchial and bronchiolar epithelium.
Figure 4
Stomach. Cat. a — Area of necrosis within the gastric mucosa (asterisk). H&E. b — Multifocal areas of FHV-1 immunoreactivity corresponding to areas of necrosis within the gastric mucosa.
