Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Goat with subauricular abscess and mastitis caused by Mycoplasma
By Blikslager, A T & Anderson, K L·Published in Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association·1992·Department of Food Animal and Equine Medicine·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Mycoplasma mycoides subspecies mycoides as the cause of a subauricular abscess and mastitis in a goat.
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Plain-English summary
A 6-year-old female goat was brought in with swelling near her ear and facial nerve paralysis, which later led to mastitis (inflammation of the udder). The vet found a mass in the swollen area and removed it, discovering it was caused by a type of bacteria called Mycoplasma mycoides. After treatment, the goat improved and was sent home with instructions to keep her away from other goats and to test the milk from the rest of the herd for the same bacteria. It's important to isolate or remove infected goats to prevent spreading the infection to healthy animals.
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Abstract
A 6-year-old female goat was admitted with right-sided subauricular swelling and facial nerve paralysis. Mastitis developed subsequently. The subauricular swelling localized to a mass and was excised. Mycoplasma mycoides subsp mycoides was cultured from samples obtained from the mass and mammary gland. After clinical improvement, the goat was discharged to the owner with instructions to isolate the goat and to submit milk samples from the rest of the herd for microbial culturing. Mycoplasma spp can spread to other tissues from an initial site of infection. In goats with clinical signs similar to those of the goat of this report, samples should be obtained for microbial culture on Mycoplasma medium. Goats infected with Mycoplasma spp should be isolated or culled because of the risk of transmission to uninfected animals.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1429189/