We report cutaneous mycobacterial infections in a cat and a dog with unexpected mycobacteria identified by PCR on formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) skin biopsy tissues. A 2-year-old indoor domestic cat from Pennsylvania, USA had subcutaneous nodules in the axillae, hindlimbs, and along the ventrum. Biopsy showed nodular histiocytic infiltrates with abundant intracellular acid-fast bacilli and mycobacterial immunolabeling, compatible with feline lepromatous leprosy.
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In:ACVP (Annual Meeting, American College of Veterinary Pathologists) and ASVCP (American Society for Veterinary Clinical Pathology) Annual Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. November 12-15, 2022.
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