Unusual presentation of canineinfection.

Abstract

This short communication describes the clinical and morphological findings, diagnosis and treatment of a case ofinfection in a golden retriever that presented with a progressive nasal swelling and lymphadenopathy. Although well documented in cats, where cutaneous lesions are frequently recognised, canineinfection is less commonly reported, and cutaneous lesions are rare. To the authors' knowledge this is the first documented case of canineinfection that presented with a cutaneous lesion but no systemic clinical signs. It occurred in a dog with no previously reported breed predisposition and highlights that in cases of cutaneous histiocytic infiltrate in dogs mycobacterial infection should remain a differential diagnosis, even in the absence of suggestive organisms on histopathological examination.