Lymphoma and mycobacterium avium infection in a ferret (Mustela putorius furo)

Correspondence: 1 Corresponding Author: Geoffrey K. Saunders, College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061. A 6-year-old, neutered male ferret presented with weight loss. Radiography revealed an enlarged liver and other abdominal masses. The ferret was euthanized, and at necro...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of veterinary diagnostic investigation 2006-09, Vol.18 (5), p.513-515
Hauptverfasser:	Saunders, G.K, Thomsen, B.V
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	animal diseases Animals case studies disease diagnosis Fatal Outcome ferrets Ferrets - microbiology Histocytochemistry - veterinary histopathology lymphoma Lymphoma - microbiology Lymphoma - pathology Lymphoma - veterinary Male Mustela putorius mycobacterial diseases Mycobacterium avium Mycobacterium avium - isolation & purification pathogen identification pets polymerase chain reaction Tuberculosis - microbiology Tuberculosis - pathology Tuberculosis - veterinary weight loss
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Zusammenfassung:	Correspondence: 1 Corresponding Author: Geoffrey K. Saunders, College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061. A 6-year-old, neutered male ferret presented with weight loss. Radiography revealed an enlarged liver and other abdominal masses. The ferret was euthanized, and at necropsy, the stomach wall was thickened, mesenteric lymph nodes were enlarged, and the liver contained multifocal tan nodules. Histopathology confirmed lymphoma and granulomatous inflammation in all affected organs. Acid-fast bacilli were present in the lesions and were confirmed to be Mycobacterium avium by PCR. Key Words: Ferret lymphoma Mycobacterium avium
ISSN:	1040-6387 1943-4936
DOI:	10.1177/104063870601800521