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   What are the signs and symptoms of feline leprosy?

   • Cats with feline leprosy develop focal, occasionally ulcerated nodules, typically on the head and distal limbs (although lesions can occur anywhere, including the tongue, lips and nasal planum). Clinical course is aggressive and locally recurrent, however cats may develop widespread lesions over several weeks.

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   Is feline leprosy a symptom of M lepraemurium?

   • These findings suggest that feline leprosy comprises two different clinical syndromes, one tending to occur in young cats and caused typically by M lepraemurium and another in old cats caused by a single novel mycobacterial species. Copyright 2002 ESFM and AAFP.

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   What is feline leprosy?

   • Feline leprosy is a rare bacterial infection that can cause dermatitis, fever, and respiratory distress. It is caused by Mycobacterium Lepraemurium, which is usually found in rodents. Treatment involves antibiotics, and prevention is through good hygiene practices.

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   Sep 5, 2018 · The source of infection for cats is uncertain, but might include rodent bites, insect bites or contamination of wounds from the environment. Clinical signs of feline leprosy. Cats affected with feline leprosy have single or multiple skin nodules often on the head or limbs, and occasionally the body.

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   Jan 1, 2013 · Feline leprosy was assumed to be due to only Mycobacterium lepraemurium (O’Brien et al., 2017a), a species that infects mice and rats as well as cats (Ghielmetti et al., 2021), but other species are now known to be involved in ‘feline leprosy-like syndromes’ e.g. Mycobacterium visibile, ‘Candidatus Mycobacterium lapraefelis’ (O ...

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   The most common symptoms include: Skin lesions and nodules: These are the most common symptoms of feline leprosy. The nodules are usually firm, raised, and non-painful. They may be found on the head, limbs, and tail. Hair loss: Hair loss may occur in the areas surrounding the nodules and lesions.

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   Cats with feline leprosy develop focal, occasionally ulcerated nodules, typically on the head and distal limbs (although lesions can occur anywhere, including the tongue, lips and nasal planum). Clinical course is aggressive and locally recurrent, however cats may develop widespread lesions over several weeks.

7. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › 28592223Feline leprosy due to Mycobacterium lepraemurium - PubMed

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   The infection typically causes nodules of the skin and/or subcutis (which tend towards ulceration) on the head and/or forelimbs. The disease usually has an indolent clinical course and infected cats have a generally favourable response to therapeutic interventions, with rare cases undergoing spontaneous resolution.

   • Author: Carolyn R O'Brien, Richard Malik, Maria Globan, George Reppas, Christina McCowan, Christina McCowan,...

   • Publish Year: 2017

8. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › pmc › articlesFeline mycobacterial disease in northern California ...

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   Dec 21, 2020 · 1. INTRODUCTION. Mycobacterial infections constitute a global health challenge in humans and domestic animals. 1 Mycobacterium spp. have been classified as belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex, nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) including rapid‐ and slow‐growing species, and lepromatous mycobacteria/feline leprosy syndrome. 2 Rapid‐growing nontuberculous mycobacteria (RGM ...

9. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › 11869054Feline leprosy: two different clinical syndromes - PubMed

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   These findings suggest that feline leprosy comprises two different clinical syndromes, one tending to occur in young cats and caused typically by M lepraemurium and another in old cats caused by a single novel mycobacterial species.