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  Australian Veterinary JournalVolume 78 Issue 5, Pages 320 - 325 Published Online: 10 Mar 2008 Journal compilation © 2010 Australian Veterinary Association The Journal of the Australian Veterinary Association Ltd
Abstract | References | Full Text: PDF (Size: 74K) | Related Articles | Citation Tracking  Disseminated Mycobacterium avium infection in a dog with chronic diarrhoea Copyright 2000 The Journal of the Australian Veterinary Association KEYWORDS Diarrhoea • acid-fast bacilli •
Mycobacterium avium
• mycobacteriosis • disseminated • dog ABSTRACTA 3-year-old Maltese-cross dog presented with a 4-month history of chronic diarrhoea and inappetence. Poorly regenerative anaemia, leukocytosis and hypoproteinaemia were evident on several occasions. Biopsies of stomach, duodenum and colon revealed marked infiltration of mucosae by macrophages containing many acid-fast bacilli. Similar organisms were numerous in a faecal smear. Melaena, haematochezia and severe abdominal pain developed and were unresponsive to therapy. Following euthanasia and necropsy, histiocytic cells containing acid-fast bacilli were found throughout the gastrointestinal tract, mesenteric and peripheral lymph nodes, spleen, liver, kidney and lungs. The organism was identified as Mycobacterium avium by bacterial culture and polymerase chain reaction testing. Accepted for publication 28 October 1999 | 
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