Pyogranulomatous peritonitis associated with Nocardia sp like organisms in a raccoon (Procyon lotor)

被引:3
作者
Hamir, AN
Rupprecht, CE
机构
[1] THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIV,DEPT MICROBIOL & IMMUNOL,CTR NEUROVIROL,PHILADELPHIA,PA 19107
[2] UNIV PENN,SCH VET MED,DEPT PATHOBIOL,NEW BOLTON CTR,KENNETT SQ,PA 19348
关键词
Granulomatous peritonitis; Nocardia sp; raccoon; Procyon lotor;
D O I
10.7589/0090-3558-32.2.373
中图分类号
S85 [动物医学(兽医学)];
学科分类号
0906 ;
摘要
During 1992 raccoons (Procyon lotor) were live-trapped in northeastern Pennsylvania (USA). In one of these animals a localized pyogranulomatous peritonitis was seen. Grossly a large mass with a central area of liquifactive necrosis was present in the anterior abdomen. Microscopically the lesion contained multiple colonies of filamentous organisms with histomorphologic and histochemical charcteristics resembling Nocardia sp. This appears to be the first report of Nocardia infection in the raccoon.
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页码:373 / 375
页数:3
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