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- Title
A case of apparent canine erysipeloid associated with Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae bacteraemia.
- Authors
Foster, Jonathan D.; Hartmann, Faye A.; Moriello, Karen A.
- Abstract
Background - Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae is a Gram-positive facultative anaerobe found worldwide and is most commonly associated with skin disease in swine, while anecdotal reports of cases in dogs have been associated with endocarditis. Hypothesis/Objectives - Clinicians should consider systemic infectious diseases as a potential cause of erythematous skin lesions. Animals - A 5-year-old female spayed Labrador retriever presented with lethargy, anorexia and erythematous skin lesions while receiving immunosuppressive therapy for immune-mediated haemolytic anaemia. Four days prior to presentation, the dog had chewed on a raw turkey carcase. Methods - Complete blood count, serum chemistry profile, urinalysis and blood cultures. Results - Blood cultures yielded a pure growth of E. rhusiopathiae serotype 1b. Amoxicillin 22 mg/kg orally twice daily for 2 weeks and discontinuation of azathioprine resulted in remission of fever and skin lesions. Conclusions and clinical importance - This report is the first documentation, to the best of the authors' knowledge, of Erysipelothrix infection, a known zoonosis, in an immunosuppressed dog, highlighting the need for infectious disease monitoring in patients receiving such therapy. This information may also help educate veterinarians to include Erysipelothrix infection as a differential diagnosis in dogs with fever and skin lesions, as well as the role of blood cultures in diagnosing this disease.
- Subjects
CASE studies; ERYSIPELOTHRIX rhusiopathiae; SKIN diseases in animals; SWINE diseases; ENDOCARDITIS; LABRADOR retriever; DISEASES
- Publication
Veterinary Dermatology, 2012, Vol 23, Issue 6, p528
- ISSN
0959-4493
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1365-3164.2012.01115.x