Brittany L Southern, Pradeep Neupane, Marna E Ericson, Jamie C Dencklau, Keith E Linder, Julie M Bradley, Gabriel P McKeon, Charles T Long, Edward B Breitschwerdt
BACKGROUND: Bartonella henselae, a Gram-negative, zoonotic, alpha-proteobacteria has been previously implicated in association with cutaneous vasoproliferative lesions (bacillary angiomatosis), nodular panniculitis and multifocal erythema (erythema multiforme) in dogs. OBJECTIVE: Describe clinical, microbiological and histological lesions in a dog with ear margin vasculitis and B. henselae infection. ANIMALS: A 12-month-old, specific pathogen-free intact female beagle dog maintained in a vector-free laboratory animal resource facility...
December 2018: Veterinary Dermatology