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A case of antibacterial‐responsive mucocutaneous disease in a seven‐year‐old dwarf lop rabbit ( Oryctolagus cuniculus ) resembling mucocutaneous pyoderma of dogs
Author(s) -
Benato L.,
Stoeckli M. R.,
Smith S. H.,
Dickson S.,
Thoday K. L.,
Meredith A.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of small animal practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.7
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1748-5827
pISSN - 0022-4510
DOI - 10.1111/jsap.12007
Subject(s) - mucocutaneous zone , medicine , pyoderma , dermatology , erythema , staphylococcus intermedius , pathology , staphylococcus , staphylococcus aureus , disease , biology , bacteria , genetics
A seven‐year‐old, ovariohysterectomised female dwarf lop rabbit ( Oryctolagus cuniculus ) was referred with severe swelling and erythema of the mucocutaneous junctions of the lips, nares and vulva. Bilateral, severe periocular dermatitis was also present. Heavy pure growths of a member of the Staphylococcus intermedius group were cultured from nasal and aural swabs and skin biopsies. Other possible differential diagnoses were eliminated by standard tests. The clinical features and histopathological characteristics of the biopsies were most consistent with mucocutaneous pyoderma, a dermatosis previously reported in dogs but not in rabbits. Treatment of the bacterial infection with oral marbofloxacin and topical ofloxacin eye drops together with supportive therapy resulted in resolution of the lesions. To the authors’ knowledge, this is the first report of mucocutaneous bacterial pyoderma, similar to mucocutaneous pyoderma of dogs, in a rabbit.