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

Bir Dişi Kedide Karşılaşılan Mukometra ile İlişkili Purulent Peritonitis Olgusu

Murat Kanat(AFYON KOCATEPE ÜNİVERSİTESİ, SAĞLIK BİLİMLERİ ENSTİTÜSÜ, CERRAHİ (DR) (VETERİNER))0000-0002-2139-880X
Zülfükar Kadir Sarıtaş(AFYON KOCATEPE ÜNİVERSİTESİ, VETERİNER FAKÜLTESİ, VETERİNER PR.)0000-0002-7659-6635
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2026-08-24
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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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Objective & Hypothesis: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.
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Key Findings & Data: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).
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Conclusion & Impact: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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⚙️Variables:Female cat · Mucometra · Ovariohysterectomy

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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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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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Kanat, M., Sarıtaş, Z. K. (2026). A Case of Purulent Peritonitis Associated with Mucometra in a Female Cat. Mehmet Akif Ersoy Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Enstitüsü Dergisi, Issue: 2026. https://doi.org/10.24998/maeusabed.1898188

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