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Prior to referral, cytology of the inguinal mass suggested a spindle cell tumor; however, histopathology following surgical excision revealed severe necrotizing pyogranulomatous mastitis and dermatitis, with no evidence of neoplasia. At the initial referral visit, bacterial cultures from both lesions yielded Mycobacterium farcinogenes, identified via matrix-assisted laser desorption\/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS). The cat was treated with pradofloxacin, topical amikacin gel, and azithromycin despite in vitro resistance, resulting in complete clinical remission after 24 weeks without adverse effects. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of feline cutaneous mycobacteriosis caused by M. farcinogenes in Asia. This case expands the limited veterinary literature on M. farcinogenes infection, highlights the diagnostic challenges of atypical mycobacterial infections, emphasizes the critical role of species-level identification, and demonstrates the efficacy of prolonged, multidrug therapy in managing chronic non-healing wounds in cats.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/ani16172734","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,2]],"date-time":"2026-09-02T07:53:11Z","timestamp":1788335591000},"page":"2734","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Feline Cutaneous Mycobacteriosis Caused by Mycobacterium farcinogenes: The First Case Report from Asia"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"16","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0002-7572-8197","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Thapanee","family":"Chuenngam","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Dermatology Center, Kasetsart University Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Warangkana","family":"Promsatit","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Dermatology Center, Kasetsart University Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand"},{"name":"Intensive Care Unit, Kasetsart University Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Chaichan","family":"Khamduang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Outpatient Department, Kasetsart University Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Kotchaphan","family":"Vilaiwan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Outpatient Department, Kasetsart University Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Kochaporn","family":"Kanjanasri","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Dermatology Center, Kasetsart University Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,2]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"591","DOI":"10.1177\/1098612X13489221","article-title":"Mycobacterioses in cats: ABCD guidelines on prevention and management","volume":"15","author":"Lloret","year":"2013","journal-title":"J. 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