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Subcutaneous granuloma caused by Mycobacterium avium complex infection in a cat
Author(s) -
MALIK R.,
GABOR L.,
MARTIN P.,
MITCHELL DH,
DAWSON DJ
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
australian veterinary journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.382
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1751-0813
pISSN - 0005-0423
DOI - 10.1111/j.1751-0813.1998.tb10238.x
Subject(s) - clofazimine , pathology , lesion , granuloma , alimentary tract , mycobacterium , medicine , gastrointestinal tract , biology , tuberculosis , leprosy
A localised subcutaneous swelling developed on the nasal bridge of a cat receiving chemotherapy for alimentary tract lymphosarcoma. Cytological and histological examination of representative samples of the lesion demonstrated pyogranulomatous inflammation and abundant acid‐fast bacilli. A Mycobacterium sp was cultured from tissue excised from the lesion. Extensive testing at three reference laboratories indicated the strain was a member of the Mycobacterium avium complex. The infection was treated successfully by cytoreductive surgery and a 6 weeks course of orally administered clofazimine.