Cutaneous mycobacteriosis.

Acinetobacter baumannii in Localised Cutaneous Mycobacteriosis in Falcons

Between May 2007 and April 2009, 29 falcons with identically localized, yellowish discolored cutaneous lesions in the thigh and lateral body wall region were presented at Abu Dhabi Falcon Hospital. Out of 18 falcons integrated in this study, 16 tested positive to Mycobacterium. avium complex. The 2 negative falcons tested positive in the Mycobacterium genus PCR. Moreover, 1 falcon tested positi...

Intractable Cutaneous Nontuberculous Mycobacteriosis (Mycobacterium abscessus) during Treatment for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Mycobacterium abscessus infection tends to occur in patients with an advanced immunocompromised status. We encountered a case of intractable cutaneous M. abscessus infection that developed in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) during maintenance therapy. A 28-year-old woman developed a fever and redness of the skin on her buttocks. General antibacterial therapy was ineffective, a...

Mycobacteriosis in birds.

Avian mycobacteriosis is an important disease which affects companion, captive exotic, wild and domestic birds. The disease is most commonly caused by Mycobacterium avium and Mycobacterium genavense. Lesions are typically found in the liver and gastrointestinal tract, although many other organ systems can potentially be affected. The authors review those species of Mycobacterium reported to aff...

Mycobacteriosis (tuberculosis) of Fishes

Mycobacteriosis in Fish

1 This document is Fact Sheet VM-96, one of a series from the Veterinary Medicine-Large Animal Clinical Sciences Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. First published: January 1, 1999. Reviewed: August 2002. Please visit the EDIS Web Site at http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu. 2 Ruth Francis-Floyd, DVM, Extension Veterinaria...