Disseminated Mycobacterium avium complex infection in a cat : presumptive diagnosis by blood smear examination
Disseminated mycobacteriosis was diagnosed in a 4-year-old, castrated male Domestic Shorthair cat following the observation of one to three retractile, non-staining bacilli in neutrophils and monocytes on a Wright-Leishman-stained blood smear Organisms were bright red following acid-fast staining by...
| Publié dans: | Veterinary clinical pathology. - 1975. - 26(1997), 2 vom: 14., Seite 85-89 |
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| Autres auteurs: | , , , |
| Format: | Article en ligne |
| Langue: | English |
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1997
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| Accès à la collection: | Veterinary clinical pathology |
| Sujets: | Journal Article |
| Résumé: | Disseminated mycobacteriosis was diagnosed in a 4-year-old, castrated male Domestic Shorthair cat following the observation of one to three retractile, non-staining bacilli in neutrophils and monocytes on a Wright-Leishman-stained blood smear Organisms were bright red following acid-fast staining by Kinyoun's technique. The cat had a history of progressive weight loss, anemia, fever, and sporadic vomiting after eating. In addition to blood smears, mycobacteria also were observed in bone marrow aspirates. During necropsy, multiple small white nodules were observed in the spleen and liver. An enlarged sternal lymph node and ascites also were present. In histologic sections, mycobacteria were observed in granulomas within the lungs, liver, spleen, colon, mesenteric and sternal lymph nodes, omentum, and kidney. Mycobacterium avium complex was isolated from cultures of liver, spleen, lung, and kidney. Occult feline leukemia virus infection, detected by immunofluorescent testing of bone marrow aspirates, may have predisposed this cat to bacterial infection. The serum ELISA test for group-specific feline leukemia virus antigen was negative |
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| Description: | Date Revised 20.11.2019 published: Print Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE |
| ISSN: | 1939-165X |