Artículos de revistas
Pyogranulomatous pleuropneumonia caused by Nocardia asiatica in a dog coinfected with canine morbillivirus (canine distemper virus)
Date
2020-02-01Registration in:
Veterinary Medicine and Science, v. 6, n. 1, p. 25-31, 2020.
2053-1095
10.1002/vms3.202
2-s2.0-85073982114
Author
Federal University of Mato Grosso (UFMT)
UFMT
Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
Institutions
Abstract
Nocardia asiatica causing pyogranulomatous pleuropneumonia is reported for the first time in a dog coinfected with canine morbillivirus (CM), diagnosed based on epidemiological, clinical, haematological, images, microbiological, histopathological, polymerase chain reaction and hsp65 gene sequencing findings. The immunosuppression of CM probably favoured the opportunistic behaviour of N. asiatica. Despite the therapeutic measures, the animal died, mainly due to respiratory distress. The association of methods to improve early diagnosis, therapy procedures and prognosis of canine nocardiosis is discussed, as well as the close relationship between pets and their owners, which may favour the transmission of pathogens such as Nocardia from pets-to-humans, which poses an emerging public health issue.