Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with swollen hind legs and lung infection from Mycobacterium
By Wylie, K B et al.·Published in Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association·1993·Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Hypertrophic osteopathy associated with Mycobacterium fortuitum pneumonia in a dog.
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Plain-English summary
A 5-year-old male dog was brought in with fever, weight loss, and limping on both back legs. The vet found swelling in the dog's ankles and pain when touching the hind legs. X-rays showed new bone growth around the leg bones, and further tests revealed pneumonia caused by a bacteria called Mycobacterium fortuitum. After surgery to remove the affected lung tissue, the dog was treated with antibiotics amoxicillin and amikacin. The treatment helped, and the dog started to recover.
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Abstract
Mycobacterium fortuitum was isolated from the lung of a dog that had new periosteal bone formation consistent with hypertrophic osteopathy. Fever, weight loss, and bilateral hind limb lameness were the initial clinical signs. The tarsi were swollen and a pain response was elicited on palpation of the hind limb. Radiography revealed periosteal new bone formation on the metatarsi, femurs, and ischii. Thoracic radiography revealed pulmonary mass lesions in the right middle and left caudal lung lobes. After right middle and left caudal lung lobectomy, M fortuitum was isolated from the excised tissues. Amoxicillin trihydrate/clavulanic acid and amikacin were administered, on the basis of susceptibility test results.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8360093/