Intralesional methylprednisolone injection as an adjunct treatment for peri-cloacal pyogranuloma in an African penguin (Spheniscus demersus)
| Autor: | Chia-Da Hsu, Shangzhe Xie, Gabrina Shuang-Li Goh |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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0303 health sciences
medicine.medical_specialty Spheniscus demersus General Veterinary biology 040301 veterinary sciences medicine.drug_class business.industry Peri Antibiotics Stratified squamous epithelium 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences biology.organism_classification Surgery 0403 veterinary science 03 medical and health sciences medicine.anatomical_structure Methylprednisolone Clavulanic acid medicine Terbinafine Pyogranuloma business 030304 developmental biology medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Veterinary Medical Science. 81:1632-1635 |
| ISSN: | 1347-7439 0916-7250 |
| Popis: | An African penguin (Spheniscus demersus) presented with a large peri-cloacal mass. The mass was diagnosed as a pyogranuloma histologically, with multifocal to coalescing inflammatory responses in the subcutis and keratinized simple stratified squamous epithelium overlying the surface. The patient was prescribed 125 mg/kg oral clavulanic acid/amoxycillin twice a day and 20 mg/kg oral terbinafine once a day for 14 days, but there was no change in the size of the mass 4 days after therapy, so a decision was made to administer 1 mg/kg of intralesional methylprednisolone. Fourteen days later, the mass resolved with no further recurrence. This case demonstrated that intralesional methylprednisolone used with antibiotic and antifungals was effective in resolving a peri-cloacal pyogranuloma and without any side effects. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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