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Progressive lameness of a Greater one-horned rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis) associated with a retroperitoneal abscess and thrombus caused by Streptococcus dysgalactiae subspecies equisimilis (2022)

Art

Zeitschriftenartikel / wissenschaftlicher Beitrag

Autoren

Reetz, Anne Elisabeth (WE 12)

Aubry, Etienne (WE 7)

Teske, Kinga (WE 12)

Ochs, Andreas

Epping, Lennard

Semmler, Torsten

Lübke-Becker, Antina (WE 7)

Fulde, Marcus (WE 7)

Mundhenk, Lars (WE 12)

Quelle

Animals

Bandzählung: 12

Heftzählung: 14

Seiten: Artikel 1784

ISSN: 2076-2615

Sprache

Englisch

Verweise

URL (Volltext): https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/12/14/1784

DOI: 10.3390/ani12141784

Kontakt

Institut für Mikrobiologie und Tierseuchen

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14163 Berlin
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mikrobiologie@vetmed.fu-berlin.de

Abstract / Zusammenfassung

In rhinoceroses, lameness is an occasionally seen symptom primarily caused by lesions affecting the feet and interdigital space. A 3-year-old male Greater one-horned rhinoceros developed a progressive, severe movement disorder of the right hind limb with subsequent death. The pathological analysis diagnosed a severe, retroperitoneal abscess and chronic thrombosis of the right iliac artery. Streptococci detected in the abscess were further identified as Streptococcus dysgalactiae subspecies equisimilis by culture and molecular techniques. The identical isolate was also identified in a vaginal swab of the dam. The list of differential diagnoses for lameness in rhinoceroses must be expanded by processes affecting other than the extremities per se.