Sinergismo terapêutico pela associação de antimicrobiano e oxigênio hiperbárico no tratamento da nocardiose cutânea em um felino – relato de caso

Abstract

This report aims to present the first case, carried out in Brazil, of the use of hyperbaric hyperoxide associated with the use of antimicrobial in the treatment of nocardiosis in a feline. It is a domestic cat, male, neutered, short-haired and 15 years old. The patient had two nodules in the left flank region, from which, through microbiological and cytological tests, it was possible to isolate a microorganism of the genus Nocardia ssp. However, despite being guided by culture and antibiogram, the response to conventional therapy failed, requiring the concomitant use of antimicrobials and hyperbaric oxygen therapy, as they will result in therapeutic synergism and clinical cure of the patient.