Localised pyogranulomatous dermatitis due to Mycobacterium abscessus in a cat: a case report |
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| Authors: | Jassies-van der Lee A Houwers D J Meertens N van der Zanden A G M Willemse T |
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| Institution: | Department of Clinical Sciences of Companion Animals, Utrecht University, Yalelaan 108, 3584 CM, Utrecht, The Netherlands. A.Jassies-vanderLee@uu.nl |
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| Abstract: | 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 (434 bp) sequence and the sequence of the rpoB gene (359 bp) revealed 99% and 100% matches, respectively, with M. abscessus. This is the first report of a feline infection caused by this organism in Europe. |
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