Cervical necrotizing fasciitis and myositis in a western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) |
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| Authors: | M.C. Allender,S.L. McCain,E.C. Ramsay,J. Schumacher,& M.R.S. Ilha |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA;
Department of Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA |
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| Abstract: | A 39-yr-old wild-caught, female western lowland gorilla ( Gorilla gorilla gorilla ) died during an immobilization to assess swelling and apparent pain of the cervical region. Necropsy revealed a fistulous tract containing plant material in the oropharynx, above the soft palate, communicating with a left-sided cervical necrotizing fasciitis and myositis. Alpha-hemolytic Streptococcus and Prevotella sp. were isolated from the cervical lesion . This is a report of cervical necrotizing fasciitis in a western lowland gorilla. |
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| Keywords: | fasciitis Gorilla oropharyngeal disease Prevotella sp. Streptococcus sp. |
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