A pale ginger cat was treated with clofazimine for feline leprosy. During the course of treatment, photosensitisation by clofazimine led to a dermatological disease resembling actinic dermatitis. The mycobacterial disease was eventually cured with clofazimine and the photosensitisation was managed by regulating sunlight exposure. Upon review of the literature, this appears to be the first documented case of drug-induced photosensitisation in the cat.
BT - Australian veterinary journal C1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17760943?dopt=Abstract DA - 2007 Sep DO - 10.1111/j.1751-0813.2007.00158.x IS - 9 J2 - Aust. Vet. J. LA - eng N2 -A pale ginger cat was treated with clofazimine for feline leprosy. During the course of treatment, photosensitisation by clofazimine led to a dermatological disease resembling actinic dermatitis. The mycobacterial disease was eventually cured with clofazimine and the photosensitisation was managed by regulating sunlight exposure. Upon review of the literature, this appears to be the first documented case of drug-induced photosensitisation in the cat.
PY - 2007 SP - 375 EP - 80 T2 - Australian veterinary journal TI - Photosensitisation induced by clofazimine in a cat. VL - 85 SN - 0005-0423 ER -