| Aspiration pneumonia due to grain particle in a tammar wallaby (Macropus eugenii) with Staphylococcus aureus pneumonia |
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Ho-Seong Jo, Nam-Yong Park |
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College of Veterinary Medicine, Chonnam National University |
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| Abstract |
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A 12-year-old female Tammar Wallaby (Macropus eugenii) died after a 6-day history of depression, anorexia, and coughing. The necropsy revealed pustules of varying sizes on the lung surface from which a pure culture of Staphylococcus aureus was isolated. Histopathologically, the pulmonary nodules formed typical granulomatous inflammation. The center of the granulomatous foci consisted of a necrotic center and grain particles with gram positive cocci that were surrounded by eosinophilic club-like bodies containing Splendore-Hoeppli material. To our knowledge, this is the first report of aspiration pneumonia with respiratory botryomycosis as a result of grain inhalation in a Tammar Wallaby. |
| Key Words:
aspiration pneumonia, tammar wallaby, botryomycosis, Staphylococcus aureus |
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