Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association · 1974 · 18 citations · 0 references
Veterinary MedicineInfectious DiseasesVeterinary MicrobiologyDiagnostic MicrobiologyMedical MicrobiologyVeterinary Parasitic DiseasesAnimal Infectious DiseasesGranulomatous DermatosesVeterinary BacteriologyVeterinary Diagnostic MicrobiologyVeterinary MycologyZoonotic InfectionsCutaneous Granulomatous DermatitisFeline Infectious DiseasesInfectious Granulomatous DermatosesLeprosy LesionsNecrotizing GranulomasVeterinary Diagnostic Bacteriology
SUMMARY Acid-fast bacteria in large numbers were found in cutaneous granulomas of 7 cats from the provinces of British Columbia and Alberta, Canada. Attempts to culture the agents failed. The lesions resembled feline leprosy, as previously described in New Zealand, Australia, and Britain.