nocardial mastitis

nocardial mastitis
mastitis in cattle caused by an infection with Nocardia asteroides or N. farcinica. Characteristics include granulomatous lesions of the udder with fibrosis, inflammation, abscesses, and fever; damage to the udder and milk supply is usually permanent.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • Nocardia asteroides — an acid fast filamentous actinomycete, the most common cause of nocardiosis, especially pulmonary nocardiosis; it can also cause actinomycotic mycetoma in humans and nocardial mastitis in cattle …   Medical dictionary

  • Nocardia farcinica — a species of acid fast, filamentous actinomycetes of uncertain classification, which causes farcy and nocardial mastitis in cattle and actinomycotic mycetoma in humans; it may be identical to N. asteroides …   Medical dictionary

  • bovine nocardiosis — infection of cattle with species of Nocardia; see bovine farcy and nocardial mastitis …   Medical dictionary

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