TREATMENT OF LOCALIZED MYCOBACTERIUM-AVIUM COMPLEX INFECTION WITH CLOFAZIMINE AND DOXYCYCLINE IN A CAT

Mycobacterium avium complex infection resulted in a granuloma that dev eloped at the base of the left ear in a cat. The lesion caused vestibu lar dysfunction and facial palsy on the left side and protruded into t he oral cavity on that side. The cat was treated successfully with res olution of the lesion and elimination of the organism, by use of combi ned administration of clofazimine and doxycycline. Adverse effects of the clofazimine treatment included temporary reddish-orange discolorat ion of the cat's skin and mucous membranes.