Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Disseminated Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection in a Persian cat.
- Journal:
- Journal of veterinary medicine. B, Infectious diseases and veterinary public health
- Year:
- 2004
- Authors:
- Knippel, A et al.
- Affiliation:
- Merck KGaA · Germany
- Species:
- cat
Abstract
This report describes a disseminated infection with mycobacteria of the avium/intracellulare complex in a Persian cat in the absence of cutaneous lesions. Postmortem examination revealed severe granulomatous inflammation with numerous intrahistiocytic acid-fast bacilli in multiple organs. A gastrointestinal port of entry seems likely, as the ileocaecal lymph node was most severely affected.
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