Gay G, Burbidge H M, Bennett P, Fenwick S G, Dupont C, Murray A, Alley M R
Mt Wellington Vet Clinic, Mt Eden, Auckland, New Zealand.
N Z Vet J. 2000 Jun;48(3):78-81. doi: 10.1080/00480169.2000.36164.
To describe the clinical course of a dog infected with Mycobacterium bovis causing a granulomatous pneumonia.
The dog initially presented with a persistent cough, inappetence and weight loss. Clinical findings included a fever, dyspnoea and tachypnoea, with haematological evidence of a mild neutrophilia and hypoalbuminaemia. Radiographs of the chest demonstrated a concomitant pneumothorax, pleural effusion, and a consolidated area within the left caudal lung lobe. An exploratory thoracotomy revealed this to be a ruptured granulomatous lesion. Subsequent histopathological, microbiological and genetic studies identified M. bovis as the causal agent.
Mycobacterium bovis infections should be included in the differential diagnosis of pulmonary disease and pleural effusions in dogs living in regions of New Zealand known to have a high incidence of mycobacterial infection in wildlife and farm animals.
描述一只感染牛分枝杆菌导致肉芽肿性肺炎的犬的临床病程。
该犬最初表现为持续性咳嗽、食欲不振和体重减轻。临床症状包括发热、呼吸困难和呼吸急促，血液学检查显示轻度中性粒细胞增多和低白蛋白血症。胸部X光片显示伴有气胸、胸腔积液以及左后肺叶内的实变区域。 exploratory thoracotomy显示这是一个破裂的肉芽肿性病变。随后的组织病理学、微生物学和基因研究确定牛分枝杆菌为病原体。
在新西兰已知野生动物和农场动物分枝杆菌感染发病率高的地区，犬的肺部疾病和胸腔积液的鉴别诊断应包括牛分枝杆菌感染。
