Peritonite infecciosa felina (PIF): revisão de literatura

Abstract

Feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) is a common disease in feline medicine, has a worldwide distribution and is caused by the coronavirus, which is sensitive to the environment, but can remain in its infectious form for weeks on organic matter and dry surfaces. It is characterized as a silent onset systemic viral disease and can present two different manifestations: effusive or wet, non-effusive or dry. The definitive diagnosis is difficult since there is a lack of specificity of clinical symptoms, lack of pathognomonic hematological and biochemical alterations and the low sensitivity and specificity of diagnostic tests. The objective of this study was to review the literature on FIP, taking into account that it is an infectious disease that is mainly insidious in environments that have high agglomerations and feline breeding, difficult to diagnose and progressively fatal, due to the lack of specific treatment. .