Case history: A 7-year-old neutered female Labrador Retriever from Hesse (Germany) was referred for evaluation of peritoneal nodular masses identified by the referring veterinarian during an investigation for a 2-month history of lethargy. Clinical findings and treatment: Ultrasonographic...

Background: Systemic nocardiosis due to Nocardia cyriacigeorgica has not been reported in dogs. Case presentation: Light and electron microscopy, microbiological culture and molecular identification (PCR) were used to diagnose systemic nocardiosis caused by Nocardia cyriacigeorgica in a 3-month-old ...

This paper describes the epidemiological, clinical, pathological and morphotinctorial characteristics in fourteen cases of nocardiosis in dogs. A retrospective study for the period of January 2005 to December 2015 was made and selected suggestive cases of nocardiosis. The identification and...

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 ...

Background: Ciclosporin is a calcineurin inhibitor that is currently registered for the treatment of canine atopic dermatitis. The most common adverse effects include mild, transient gastrointestinal disturbances. Single case reports of opportunistic infections due to Nocardia spp., Neospora spp....

Among pathogenic Nocardia species in humans and animals, infections caused by Nocardia (N.) veterana have rarely been described and so far, all non-human cases are linked to bovine mastitis in Brazil. The aim of this study was to identify the causative microorganism involved in the death of a...

The clinical signs, diagnosis, treatment and postmortem findings of Nocardia sp. infection in a 6-month-old female dog in Pennsylvania, USA, [date not given] are described.

Dermatopathies represent a large part of the cases seen at the small animal medical clinic. Among skin diseases, bacterial diseases are among the most frequent in dermatological practice. The genus Nocardia consists of aerobic, gram-positive, highly pathogenic bacteria for animals and humans,...

A two-year-old male castrated Shiba Inu with atopic dermatitis presented to the Small Animal Teaching Hospital with a one-month history of swelling, lameness and crusting on the plantar aspect of the paw of the left hindlimb. At presentation, he was receiving subcutaneous injections of...

Members of the genus Nocardia are widespread in diverse environments; a wide range of Nocardia species are known to cause nocardiosis in several animals, including cat, dog, fish, and humans. Of the pathogenic Nocardia species, N. seriolae is known to cause disease in cultured fish, resulting in...