Disseminated sporotrichosis in a cat.
Sporothrix (Sporotrichum) schenckii was identified as the causative agent of a large pyogranulomatous lesion on the right forepaw of a cat. Organisms also were observed in axillary lymph nodes of the affected forelimb and in the lungs and liver of the cat. The agent was transmitted to another domestic cat and to mice.
D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000635:transmission; D002415:Cats; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D013174:Sporotrichosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000635:transmission / Q000662:veterinary*