Penicilliosis in an African grey parrot (Psittacus erithacus) |
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| Authors: | Lanteri Giovanni Sfacteria Alessandra Macri Daniele Reale Stefano Marino Fabio |
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| Institution: | Dipartimento di Sanità Pubblica Veterinaria, Facoltá di Medicina Veterinaria, Polo Universitario dell'Annunziata, 98168 Messina, Italy. lanterig@yahoo.it |
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| Abstract: | Penicillium mycosis, or penicilliosis, is rare in animals. This report describes the clinical signs and pathological, immunohistochemical, and biomolecular findings in a case of avian penicilliosis in a Congo African grey parrot. On gross necropsy, pyogranulomatous changes were identified in the lung, liver, and kidney. Histopathology demonstrated periodic acid Schiff-(PAS) and Grocott-positive hyphae in these tissues. Immunohistochemistry confirmed the genus of the fungus and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) confirmed a high homology with Penicillium chrysogenum. |
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