The diagnosis and treatment of a thoracic abscess in an alpaca

被引：2
作者：
Adolf, JE [1 ]
Dykes, NL [1 ]
Semevolos, S [1 ]
Divers, TJ [1 ]
机构：
[1] Cornell Univ, Hosp Anim, Dept Clin Sci & Radiol, Ithaca, NY 14853 USA
来源：
AUSTRALIAN VETERINARY JOURNAL | 2001年 / 79卷 / 10期
关键词：
alpaca; thoracic abscess; computed tomography; thoracotomy; Actinomyces spp; Arcanobacterium pyogenes;
D O I：
10.1111/j.1751-0813.2001.tb10668.x
中图分类号：
S85 [动物医学（兽医学）];
学科分类号：
0906 ;
摘要：
6-month-old alpaca presented for lethargy, failure to thrive and leucocytosis. Diagnostic procedures, including thoracic ultrasound, radiographs and a computed tomography scan, were used to document a thoracic mass. Based on appearance and ultrasound-guided aspiration of purulent material, the mass was determined to be a large abscess. The abscess was treated with surgical drainage and long-term antibiotic therapy. The origin of this thoracic abscess was felt to be the caudal mediastinum, secondary to bacterial seeding of the caudal mediastinal lymph nodes. Although an aetiological agent was not definitively determined, the most likely was Actinomyces spp or Arcanobacterium pyogenes. The alpaca made a complete recovery following treatment.
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