Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Cutaneous pyogranuloma in a cat caused by virulent Rhodococcus equi containing an 87 kb type I plasmid.
- Journal:
- Australian veterinary journal
- Year:
- 2007
- Authors:
- Farias, M R et al.
- Affiliation:
- College of Veterinary Medicine · Brazil
- Species:
- cat
Abstract
A 2-year-old intact male domestic shorthaired cat presented with a chronic, nodular, ulcerated, cutaneous lesion on the right thoracic limb. Histological and cytological examination revealed a pyogranulomatous inflammation with basophilic organisms in the macrophages. A virulent form of Rhodococcus equi containing an 87 kb type I (VapA) virulence plasmid was identified from cultures of biopsy samples. This report describes the clinicopathological features, plasmid profile and virulence of this case of R equi infection.
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