Erosive polyarthritis associated with Mycoplasma gateae in a cat | Zendy

Florian K. Zeugswetter | Zendy; Katharina M. Hittmair | Zendy; Abigail Guija de Arespacochaga | Zendy; S. Shibly | Zendy; Joachim Spergser | Zendy

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Erosive polyarthritis associated with Mycoplasma gateae in a cat

Author(s) -

Florian K. Zeugswetter,

Katharina M. Hittmair,

Abigail Guija de Arespacochaga,

S. Shibly,

Joachim Spergser

Publication year - 2006

Publication title -

journal of feline medicine and surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.837

H-Index - 61

eISSN - 1532-2750

pISSN - 1098-612X

DOI - 10.1016/j.jfms.2006.10.002

Subject(s) - polyarthritis , synovial fluid , enrofloxacin , serology , medicine , mycoplasma , arthritis , synovitis , immunology , pathology , antibiotics , microbiology and biotechnology , antibody , biology , osteoarthritis , alternative medicine , ciprofloxacin

Erosive polyarthritis was diagnosed in an 11-month-old neutered male Egyptian Mau-cross cat with concurrent glucocorticoid-responsive dermatitis. Clinical signs, synovial fluid analysis, serological tests and radiographic appearance could not differentiate between immune-mediated and infective arthritis. Mycoplasma gateae was isolated by strictly anaerobic culture of the synovial fluid. Treatment with Enrofloxacin led to a rapid improvement of the cat's condition. Two months later the cat was euthanased because of severe glomerulonephritis and direct Coombs' test positive anaemia, possibly caused by mycoplasma infection. M gateae could not be isolated at post-mortem examination.

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