title: Bacterial pseudomycetoma in dwarf hamster, Phodopus sungorus.
abstract: A case of a dwarf hamster with two progressively growing nodules on the right fore limb is described. These were excised following ineffective medical treatment and were submitted for histopathological examination, which revealed bacterial pseudomycetoma in both nodules. To the authors' knowledge this is the first reported case of bacterial pseudomycetoma in a dwarf hamster.
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Medicine and Surgery, Facultat de Veterinària, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain. jaumemiquel.martorell@uab.es
authors.forename: Jaime
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Martorell
authors.forename: Nuria
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gallifa
authors.forename: Dolors
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Fondevila
authors.forename: Rosa M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Rabanal
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006224:Cricetinae; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005552:Forelimb; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D006095:Gram-Positive Cocci / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008297:Male; D008271:Mycetoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D012376:Rodent Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery