1.
Tierarztl Prax Ausg K Kleintiere Heimtiere
; 41(1): 63-6, 2013.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-23403790
ABSTRACT
Granulomatous myelitis due to infection with Mycobacterium avium was diagnosed in a 4-year-old male neutered European mink (Mustela lutreola). The causative agent was detected by an acid-fast stain and further characterized by polymerase chain reaction and DNA sequencing of the PCR product. A thorough histological evaluation of the remaining organs revealed no granulomatous lesions or detectable acid-fast organisms. Although minks are generally highly susceptible for mycobacteria, localised infections, especially of the central nervous system, are unusual and may represent an atypical chronic form of the disease.
Subject(s)
Mink/microbiology , Mycobacterium avium/isolation & purification , Myelitis/veterinary , Spinal Cord Diseases/veterinary , Tuberculosis, Central Nervous System/veterinary , Animals , Brain/pathology , Male , Myelitis/microbiology , Myelitis/pathology , Spinal Cord Diseases/microbiology , Spinal Cord Diseases/pathology , Tuberculosis, Central Nervous System/microbiology , Tuberculosis, Central Nervous System/pathology
2.
J Vet Intern Med
; 25(2): 400-4, 2011.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-21352373