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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