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Descriptor English: Feline Infectious Peritonitis
Descriptor Spanish: Peritonitis Infecciosa Felina
Descriptor peritonitis infecciosa felina
Scope note: Infección común de gatos producida por coronavirus y causada por el virus de la peritonitis infecciosa de felinos (CORONAVIRUS FELINO). La enfermedad se caracteriza por un largo período de incubación, fiebre, depresión, pérdida del apetito, agotamiento y dilatación progresiva del abdomen. La infección de las células de la línea monocítico-macrofágica parece ser esencial en la patogénesis de la peritonitis infecciosa felina.
Descriptor Portuguese: Peritonite Infecciosa Felina
Descriptor French: Péritonite infectieuse féline
Entry term(s): Feline Infectious Peritonitides
Infectious Peritonitides, Feline
Infectious Peritonitis, Feline
Peritonitis, Feline Infectious
Peritonitis, Infectious, Feline
Tree number(s): C01.925.782.600.550.200.360
C22.180.440
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D016766
Scope note: Common coronavirus infection of cats caused by the feline infectious peritonitis virus (CORONAVIRUS, FELINE). The disease is characterized by a long incubation period, fever, depression, loss of appetite, wasting, and progressive abdominal enlargement. Infection of cells of the monocyte-macrophage lineage appears to be essential in FIP pathogenesis.
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
TM transmission
UR urine
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Cat Diseases (1966-1991)
Coronavirus Infections (1978-1991)
Public MeSH Note: 92
History Note: 92
Entry Version: FELINE INFECT PERITONITIS
DeCS ID: 30106
Unique ID: D016766
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Date Established: 1992/01/01
Date of Entry: 1991/05/02
Revision Date: 2001/07/25
Feline Infectious Peritonitis - Preferred
Concept UI M0025557
Scope note Common coronavirus infection of cats caused by the feline infectious peritonitis virus (CORONAVIRUS, FELINE). The disease is characterized by a long incubation period, fever, depression, loss of appetite, wasting, and progressive abdominal enlargement. Infection of cells of the monocyte-macrophage lineage appears to be essential in FIP pathogenesis.
Preferred term Feline Infectious Peritonitis
Entry term(s) Feline Infectious Peritonitides
Infectious Peritonitides, Feline
Infectious Peritonitis, Feline
Peritonitis, Feline Infectious
Peritonitis, Infectious, Feline



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