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Bacterial skin infections - Pathology (view source)

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**Usually caused by ''[[Mycobacterium lepraemurium]]'' (feline leprosy) or other ''Mycobacteria''

**Most commonly lesions appear on head, neck and legs

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*'''~~Botryomycosis'''~~

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*'''[[Botryomycosis]]'''

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**Granulomatous dermatitis caused by nonfilamentous bacteria

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**Usually [[~~:Category:Staphylococcus species|''Staphylococcus aureus'']]~~

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**Small, yellow granules are formed - sulfur granules

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***Central bacteria surrounded by homogeneous eosinophilic material

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*Filamentous bacteria can also cause granulomas

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**''E.g.'' [[:Category:Actinomycetes|''Actinomyces'' and ''Nocardia'']]~~, [[:Category:Actinobacillus species|~~''~~Actinobacillus~~'~~']]~~

===Bacterial pododermatitis===

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