Paraplegia due to actinomyces viscosus infection in the cat.
In a 3 year old female domestic cat a suppurative, granulomatous lesion of the tail and sacral area penetrated into the epidural space, causing paraplegia. A viscosus was isolated from the inflammatory tissues. A comparative light and electronmicroscopic study of the bacterial elements and the architecture of the granules (Drusen) show that the latter are in-vivo microcolonies of the agent.
D000190:Actinomyces; D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D002415:Cats; D005260:Female; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000473:pathology