ArticleJournal of feline medicine and surgery2008
Localised Mycobacterium ulcerans infection in a cat in Australia.
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- Statistical modeling based on structured surveys of Australian native possum excreta harboringeLife · 2023Article
- Environmental risk factors associated with the presence of Mycobacterium ulcerans in Victoria, Australia.PloS one · 2022Article
- Understanding the transmission of Mycobacterium ulcerans: A step towards controlling Buruli ulcer.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2021Review
- Community-based geographical distribution of Mycobacterium ulcerans VNTR-genotypes from the environment and humans in the Nyong valley, Cameroon.Tropical medicine and health · 2021Article
- Potential Animal Reservoir ofTropical medicine and infectious disease · 2018Review
- Buruli Ulcer, a Prototype for Ecosystem-Related Infection, Caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans.Clinical microbiology reviews · 2018Review
- History and mysteries of leprosy.Journal of feline medicine and surgery · 2017Article
- Feline leprosy due to Candidatus 'Mycobacterium tarwinense':Further clinical and molecular characterisation of 15 previously reported cases and an additional 27 casesJournal of feline medicine and surgery · 2017Article
- Experimental infection of the pig with Mycobacterium ulcerans: a novel model for studying the pathogenesis of Buruli ulcer disease.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2014Article
- Preliminary study of effects of multiple oral dosing of clarithromycin on the pharmacokinetics of cyclosporine in dogs.The Journal of veterinary medical science · 2014Article
- Clinical, microbiological and pathological findings of Mycobacterium ulcerans infection in three Australian Possum species.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2014Article
- Potential wildlife sentinels for monitoring the endemic spread of human buruli ulcer in South-East australia.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2014Article
- Mycobacterioses in cats: ABCD guidelines on prevention and management.Journal of feline medicine and surgery · 2013Review
- Environmental distribution and seasonal prevalence of Mycobacterium ulcerans in Southern Louisiana.Applied and environmental microbiology · 2013Article
- Interaction of clarithromycin with cyclosporine in cats: pharmacokinetic study and case report.Journal of feline medicine and surgery · 2012Article
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Abstract
A 10-year-old castrated male domestic cat domiciled in eastern Victoria (Australia) was presented for a subcutaneous mass on its nasal bridge in November 2006. Cytological examination of an aspirate demonstrated pyogranulomatous inflammation. At surgery, the lesion consisted of an encapsulated mass containing viscid fluid. Histological examination of the resected lesion revealed pyogranulomatous inflammation surrounding a central zone of necrosis. Sections stained with the Ziehl-Neelsen method revealed numerous acid-fast bacilli, intracellularly within macrophages and extracellularly. Molecular studies established the infection was caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans. As histology demonstrated that the infection extended to the margin of the excised tissues, the cat was treated subsequently with clarithromycin (62.5mg orally once daily for 7 days, then twice daily for 3 months). The surgical wound healed unremarkably. The infection has not recurred at the time of writing, 1 year following discontinuation of treatment. Although M ulcerans infections have been recorded in variety of mammals, this is the first known case in a cat.
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