An unusual case of spinal cord restricted mycobacteriosis in a European mink | Ein ungewöhnlicher Fall einer auf das Rückenmark beschränkten Mykobakteriose bei einem Nerz
2013
Schaudien, D. | Flieshardt, C. | Moser, Irmgard | Hotzel, Helmut | Tipold, A. | Bleyer, M. | Hewicker-Trautwein, M. | Baumgärtner, W.
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.
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Publisher Thieme ; formerly Schattauer
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