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Pyothorax associated with a Mycoplasma species in a kitten |
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| Authors: | R Malik D N Love G B Hunt P J Canfield V Taylor† |
| Institution: | Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, The University of Sydney, NSW Australia 2006;*Department of Veterinary Pathology, The University of Sydney, NSW Australia 2006;?NSW Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Central Veterinary Laboratory, Glenfield, NSW Australia |
| Abstract: | A 12-week-old kitten with congenital mitral valve dysplasia was shown by ante mortem and post mortem examination to have pneumonia and purulent pleurisy. A Mycoplasma species was isolated from a sample of pleural fluid collected at necropsy. Mycoplasmosis should be considered in the differential diagnosis of pyothorax in cats. |
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