Madarame Hiroo, Saito Miyoko, Ogihara Kikumi, Ochiai Hideharu, Oba Mami, Omatsu Tsutomu, Tsuyuki Yuzo, Mizutani Tetsuya
Laboratory of Small Animal Clinics, Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Azabu University, 1-17-71, Fuchinobe, Chuo, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, 252-5201, Japan.
Laboratory of Surgery II, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Azabu University, 1-17-71, Fuchinobe, Chuo, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, 252-5201, Japan.
Vet Microbiol. 2017 May;204:43-45. doi: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2017.04.008. Epub 2017 Apr 15.
A 33-month old, neutered female Abyssinian cat died. The cat had sudden onset of widespread neurologic signs about half a year after birth. Mycobacterium avium subsp. hominissuis (MAH) group was isolated and identified from the brain of a cat affected with pyogranulomatous meningoencephalitis. The central nervous system (CNS) was involved in the disseminated MAH infection. MAH infection should be considered in cats with neurologic signs in regard to zoonotic aspects. Comparatively, this is a first case of MAH infection observed in the brain in either humans or animals.
一只33个月大的绝育雌性阿比西尼亚猫死亡。这只猫在出生约半年后突然出现广泛的神经症状。从一只患有脓性肉芽肿性脑膜脑炎的猫的大脑中分离并鉴定出鸟分枝杆菌亚种人型(MAH)菌群。中枢神经系统(CNS)参与了播散性MAH感染。就人畜共患病方面而言,对于有神经症状的猫应考虑MAH感染。相比之下,这是在人类或动物大脑中观察到的首例MAH感染病例。