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Positive effects of hyperbaric oxygen therapy in a cat with cutaneous nocardiosis
Author(s) -
Simpson Andrew C.,
Wiener Dominique J.
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
veterinary dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.744
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1365-3164
pISSN - 0959-4493
DOI - 10.1111/vde.12978
Subject(s) - nocardiosis , hyperbaric oxygen , amikacin , nocardia , medicine , dermatology , surgery , antibiotics , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , genetics , bacteria
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) has been beneficial in treating people with nocardiosis. This report describes Nocardia spp. affecting a cat, with lesions confined to the skin. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first report of HBOT, combined with amikacin, used to successfully treat feline cutaneous nocardiosis.