Localised pyogranulomatous dermatitis due to Mycobacterium abscessus in a cat: a case report.
A case of pyogranulomatous dermatitis, caused by Mycobacterium abscessus, an unusual opportunistic Mycobacterium spp., is described in a cat. Histopathological examination of the affected skin confirmed the diagnosis and Ziehl-Neelsen staining revealed acid-fast rods. A rapidly growing mycobacterium was found after culture on a Löwenstein-Jensen medium. Real-time polymerase chain reaction for the 16S rDNA (434bp) sequence and the sequence of the rpoB gene (359bp) revealed 99% and 100% matches, respectively, with M. abscessus. This is the first report of a feline infection caused by this organism in Europe.
Jassies-van der Lee
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Department of Clinical Sciences of Companion Animals, Utrecht University, Yalelaan 108, 3584 CM, Utrecht, The Netherlands. A.Jassies-vanderLee@uu.nl
Houwers
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Meertens
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van der Zanden
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Willemse
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D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy; D002415:Cats; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003872:Dermatitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D037901:Euthanasia, Animal; D006099:Granuloma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D009165:Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D011379:Prognosis