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Pyothorax associated with a Mycoplasma sp and Arcanobacterium pyogenes in a kitten
Author(s) -
GULBAHAR MY,
GURTURK K.
Publication year - 2002
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.1751-0813.2002.tb14783.x
Subject(s) - kitten , pleural cavity , microbiology and biotechnology , mycoplasma , biology , pleural fluid , medicine , cats , anatomy , pleural effusion
Pyothorax associated with a Mycoplasma s p and Arcanobacterium pyogenes was diagnosed at necropsy in a 1‐month‐old female Van kitten. The pleural cavity contained approximately 50 mL of blood‐tinged, reddish‐brown, non‐odourous fluid bilaterally. Gram positive coccobacilli were seen in the exudate from necrotic plaques on the pleurae. Mycoplasma s p and A pyogenes were isolated from a sample of the fluid in the pleural cavity. The concomitant presence of Mycoplasma s p and A pyogenes could be considered another variation on the polymicrobial nature of pyothorax and associated pleural lesions in cats.