Pulmonary abscess caused by a Mycoplasma sp in a cat.
A Mycoplasma sp was isolated from an abscess of the right cranial lung lobe in a 6-year-old Persian cat. The cat responded well to resection of the affected lung lobe and to a 2-week course of tylosin treatment.
Crisp
M S
MS
Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Ohio State University, Columbus 43210.
Birchard
S J
SJ
Lawrence
A E
AE
Fingeroth
J
J
D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D002415:Cats; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D008169:Lung Abscess / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D009174:Mycoplasma; D009175:Mycoplasma Infections / Q000662:veterinary*; D013908:Thoracotomy / Q000662:veterinary