A Case of Purulent Peritonitis Associated with Mucometra in a Female Cat

Murat Kanat; Zülfükar Kadir Sarıtaş

doi:10.24998/maeusabed.1898188

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Bir Dişi Kedide Karşılaşılan Mukometra ile İlişkili Purulent Peritonitis Olgusu

Abstract

Bu vaka raporu, belirgin rahim içi sıvı birikimi, mukometra ile uyumlu histopatolojik bulgular ve pürülan peritoniti düşündüren histopatolojik bulgular gösteren 4 yaşındaki dişi evcil kısa tüylü bir kedideki klinik, tanısal görüntüleme, cerrahi ve histopatolojik bulguları açıklamaktadır. Tıbbi öyküye göre, kedi altı aydır sürekli kızgınlık dönemindeydi ve belirgin karın şişkinliği sergilemekteydi. Klinik öykü, ultrasonografik bulgular ve fizik muayeneye dayanarak uterus içi sıvı birikimi tanısı konulmuş ve ayırıcı tanılar arasında mukometra, hidrometra ve piyometra yer almıştır. Ovariohisterektomi yapılmış ve ameliyat sırasında her iki uterus boynuzunun da sıvıyla dolu olduğu (650 mL) ve belirgin simetrik genişleme gösterdiği (çapı 4–5 cm) saptanmıştır. Gönderilen doku örneğinin histopatolojik incelemesi, mukometra ile uyumlu olarak rapor edildi. Ayrıca, patoloji raporuna göre serozada gözlenen enflamatuar hücre infiltrasyonu, pürülan peritoniti düşündürücü olarak değerlendirildi. Bu vaka, kalıcı östrus davranışı, ilerleyici karın şişkinliği ve belirgin uterus sıvı birikimi ile başvuran dişi kedilerin ayırıcı tanısında mukometranın göz önünde bulundurulmasının önemini vurgulamaktadır.

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A Case of Purulent Peritonitis Associated with Mucometra in a Female Cat

Abstract

This case report describes the clinical, diagnostic imaging, surgical, and histopathological findings in a 4-year-old female domestic shorthair cat with marked uterine fluid accumulation, histopathological findings consistent with mucometra, and histopathological findings suggestive of purulent peritonitis. Based on the medical history, the cat had exhibited persistent estrus for six months and showed marked abdominal distension. Based on the clinical history, ultrasonographic findings, and physical examination, uterine fluid accumulation was diagnosed, and the differential diagnoses included mucometra, hydrometra, and pyometra. An ovariohysterectomy was performed, during which both uterine horns were found to be filled with fluid (650 mL) and exhibited pronounced symmetrical enlargement (4–5 cm in diameter). Histopathological examination of the submitted tissue sample was reported as compatible with mucometra. In addition, inflammatory cell infiltration observed in the serosa was considered suggestive of purulent peritonitis according to the pathology report. This case highlights the importance of considering mucometra in the differential diagnosis of queens presenting with persistent estrus behavior, progressive abdominal distension, and marked uterine fluid accumulation.

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English

Subjects

Veterinary Surgery, Veterinary Obstetrics and Gynecology

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Research Article

Authors

Murat Kanat ^*
0000-0002-2139-880X
Türkiye

Zülfükar Kadir Sarıtaş
0000-0002-7659-6635
Türkiye

Publication Date

August 24, 2026

Submission Date

March 2, 2026

Acceptance Date

July 31, 2026

Published in Issue

Year 2026 Number: 2026

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https://doi.org/10.24998/maeusabed.1898188

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APA

Kanat, M., & Sarıtaş, Z. K. (2026). A Case of Purulent Peritonitis Associated with Mucometra in a Female Cat. Mehmet Akif Ersoy University Journal of Health Sciences Institute, 2026. https://doi.org/10.24998/maeusabed.1898188

AMA

1.Kanat M, Sarıtaş ZK. A Case of Purulent Peritonitis Associated with Mucometra in a Female Cat. Mehmet Akif Ersoy University Journal of Health Sciences Institute. 2026;(2026). doi:10.24998/maeusabed.1898188

Chicago

Kanat, Murat, and Zülfükar Kadir Sarıtaş. 2026. “A Case of Purulent Peritonitis Associated With Mucometra in a Female Cat”. Mehmet Akif Ersoy University Journal of Health Sciences Institute, nos. 2026. https://doi.org/10.24998/maeusabed.1898188.

EndNote

Kanat M, Sarıtaş ZK (August 1, 2026) A Case of Purulent Peritonitis Associated with Mucometra in a Female Cat. Mehmet Akif Ersoy University Journal of Health Sciences Institute 2026

IEEE

[1]M. Kanat and Z. K. Sarıtaş, “A Case of Purulent Peritonitis Associated with Mucometra in a Female Cat”, Mehmet Akif Ersoy University Journal of Health Sciences Institute, no. 2026, Aug. 2026, doi: 10.24998/maeusabed.1898188.

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Kanat, Murat - Sarıtaş, Zülfükar Kadir. “A Case of Purulent Peritonitis Associated With Mucometra in a Female Cat”. Mehmet Akif Ersoy University Journal of Health Sciences Institute. 2026 (August 1, 2026). https://doi.org/10.24998/maeusabed.1898188.

JAMA

1.Kanat M, Sarıtaş ZK. A Case of Purulent Peritonitis Associated with Mucometra in a Female Cat. Mehmet Akif Ersoy University Journal of Health Sciences Institute. 2026. doi:10.24998/maeusabed.1898188.

MLA

Kanat, Murat, and Zülfükar Kadir Sarıtaş. “A Case of Purulent Peritonitis Associated With Mucometra in a Female Cat”. Mehmet Akif Ersoy University Journal of Health Sciences Institute, no. 2026, Aug. 2026, doi:10.24998/maeusabed.1898188.

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1.Murat Kanat, Zülfükar Kadir Sarıtaş. A Case of Purulent Peritonitis Associated with Mucometra in a Female Cat. Mehmet Akif Ersoy University Journal of Health Sciences Institute. 2026 Aug. 1;(2026). doi:10.24998/maeusabed.1898188

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