causing panniculitis in the cat.
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A 4-year-old domestic shorthair cat was presented with a 7-month history of nodules and draining fistulous tracts of the ventral abdomen. Histopathological examination of affected tissue revealed acid-fast bacilli stained by the Ziehl-Neelsen procedure. Deep tissue culture confirmed infection with a rapidly growing mycobacterium, and gene sequencing characterized the organism as . Treatment with pradofloxacin and doxycycline resulted in clinical resolution of the lesions. On continued antibiotic therapy 7 months later, there was no local recurrence nor were there clinical signs associated with distant spread of the infection. This is the first clinical description of a feline infection with this organism. Key clinical message: This is the first clinical description of mycobacterial panniculitis in a cat due to genetically characterized . This case report highlights a disease entity that can present a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge to clinicians.
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Authors | Cox, Allison;Udenberg, Tyler J; |
Journal | the canadian veterinary journal = la revue veterinaire canadienne |
Year | 2020 |
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