Surgical removal of an abscess associated with Fusarium solani from a Kemp's ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys kempii)
| Autor: | Lois Roth-Johnson, Sea Rogers Williams, Brian L. Wickes, Michele A. Sims |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Pathology Necrosis Lesion Fusarium Forelimb medicine Animals Bites and Stings Abscess Ridley sea turtle General Veterinary biology Granulation tissue General Medicine biology.organism_classification medicine.disease Surgery Turtles Sea turtle medicine.anatomical_structure Fusariosis Animal Science and Zoology Histopathology medicine.symptom Fusarium solani |
| Zdroj: | Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine : official publication of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians. 43(2) |
| ISSN: | 1042-7260 |
| Popis: | A cold-stunned Kemp's ridley sea turtle, Lepidochelys kempii, developed an abscess associated with Fusarium solani, Vibrio alginolyticus, and a Shewenalla species after receiving a bite wound to the front flipper during rehabilitation. The lesion failed to respond to medical therapy and was treated successfully with surgery. Histopathology of the excised tissue demonstrated septic heterophilic inflammation with necrosis and granulation tissue, fungal elements, and bacteria, despite appropriate antimicrobial therapy. Variably thick bands of dense collagenous tissue partially surrounded affected areas which might have limited drug penetration into the tissue. Postoperative healing and eventual releases were uneventful. This is the first report of surgical treatment of cutaneous Fusarium infection in a sea turtle and supports surgery as an effective treatment for a fungal abscess in a reptile. |
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