Table 1.
Results of platelet bound antibody (PBA) tests in 42 cats with thrombocytopenia
| Diseases | PBA test | |
|---|---|---|
| Positive | Negative | |
| Infectious diseases (viral) | ||
| Feline infectious peritonitis | 3 | 4 |
| Feline leukaemia virus | 2 | 1 |
| Feline immunodeficiency virus | 2 | 2 |
| Inflammatory diseases | ||
| Fat necrosis | 4 | |
| Pancreatitis | 2 | |
| Feline lower urinary tract disease | 1 | |
| Hepatitis | 1 | |
| Cholangiohepatitis | 1 | |
| Nasal polyp | 1 | |
| Ulcerative gastritis | 1 | |
| Infectious diseases (bacterial) | ||
| Pneumonia | 1 | |
| Pyelonephritis | 1 | |
| Abscess | 1 | |
| Neoplasia | ||
| Lymphoma | 2 | 3 |
| Leukaemia | 1 | 1 |
| Immune-mediated diseases | ||
| Evans' syndrome | 1 | |
| Primary immune-mediated thrombocytopenia | 1 | |
| Immune-mediated haemolytic anaemia | 1 | |
| Various diseases | ||
| Erythrocytic-megakaryocytic bone marrow aplasia | 1 | |
| Hepatopathy | 1 | |
| Hyperthyroidism | 1 | |
| Peritoneopericardial hernia | 1 | |