Primary mycoplasma pneumonia associated with reversible respiratory failure in a cat.
A young adult cat was evaluated for respiratory failure. Diagnostic testing, including computed tomography and culture, documented a primary Mycoplasma species pneumonia. The cat was treated aggressively with supportive care, including mechanical ventilation and appropriate antibiotics including doxycycline, and made a complete recovery. This is a unique case in respect of the severity of the Mycoplasma species pneumonia as well as the cat's recovery from severe lung injury.
Trow
Amy V
AV
Section of Emergency and Critical Care, Department of Clinical Sciences, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University, North Grafton, MA 01536, United States. avtrow@hotmail.com
Rozanski
Elizabeth A
EA
Tidwell
Amy S
AS
D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D002415:Cats; D004318:Doxycycline / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D009177:Mycoplasma pneumoniae / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D011019:Pneumonia, Mycoplasma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic / Q000662:veterinary; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004318:Doxycycline