vanessa lee, dvm sherrie jean, dvm doug taylor, dvm, ms, daclam prachi sharma, dvm, phd emory...

Vanessa Lee, DVMSherrie Jean, DVM

Doug Taylor, DVM, MS, DACLAMPrachi Sharma, DVM, PhD

Emory UniversitySEVPAC 2008

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HistoryFemaleGroup housedUnknown ageEgg productionEnvironment

Sand filtersAnorexia, lethargyUlceration RF leg

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Differential diagnosisTraumaBacterial infection

AeromonasFlavobacteriumPseudomonasProteusMycobacteriumChlamydia

Fungal SaprolegniasisChromomycosisPhycomycosis

ParasitesPseudocapillaroides

ViralIridovirus

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DiagnosticsCBC

Neutrophils 74% (8%)Chemistry

NSFFungal culture

NegativeBacterial culture

Aeromonas spp.Final diagnosis: Focal, necrotizing,

suppurative dermatitis with ulceration, myositis and intralesional bacteria (Aeromonas spp.) Presented at SEVPAC 2008 – Permission

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Aeromonas hydrophila Gram-negative rodClinical conditions

SepticemiaSkin lesions“Redleg”Acute or chronic

Clinical signsAnorexia AscitesPeriocular inflammationNeurologic signs

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Aeromonas hydrophilaPredisposing factors

StressVariable mortalityPathology

Hepatic necrosisSplenic congestionSeptic thrombosis

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Presented at SEVPAC 2008 – Permission granted for use on SEVPAC website only

Presented at SEVPAC 2008 – Permission granted for use on SEVPAC website only