Dermatite piogranulomatosa ulcerativa em bovino por Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis

Abstract

We report a case of secondary skin lesionby infection with Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis in bovine. Abscesses and multiple nodular lesions, ranging from 8×10 to 20×25 cm in diameter, firm, sensitive to touch, and without mobility, some with ulcerated surface, surrounded by reddish halo and draining piosanguinolenta secretion, and other surfaces with alopecia, were identified in the skin of the animal's thoracic area. Histopathology and isolation of the agent from fragments obtained after surgical removal of the lesions confirmed the cutaneous infection by C. pseudotuberculosis. Microscopic lesions were characterized by lumpy skin disease and ulcerative pyogranulomatous. Evaluation of in vitro susceptibility to antimicrobial demonstrated that the agent was resistant to amikacin, kanamycin, neomycin and penicillin G, and sensitive to ampicillin + subactam, amoxicilia with clavulonic acid, cephalexin, cephalothin, cefotaxime, enrofloxacin, gentamicin, and tetracycline. The surgical removal of the lesions, and treatment with enrofloxacin resulted in animal cure. Skin lesions observed in case of ptiose, squamous cell carcinoma and atypical form of Actinobacillosis should be considered in the differential diagnosis of cutaneous form of C. pseudotuberculosis infection in cattle. The data presented demonstrate that infection with C. pseudotuberculosis should be considered in the differential diagnosis of skin lesions in cattle in Brazil.