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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